Exercise

Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown

Also known as: full range of motion lat pulldown, cross body lat pulldown, full ROM pulldown, lat pulldown full range, cable lat pulldown full range of motion

Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown — position 2

Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown is a compound exercise for the lats. Main target: upper lats. Also works: biceps short head, middle back and posterior deltoid. Equipment: cable.

EquipmentCable

TypeCompound (multi-joint)

MovementPull

CategoryStrength

Muscles worked

Primary

Upper lats

Secondary

Biceps short head Middle back Posterior deltoid

How to do it

Either standing or seated on a high bench, grasp two stirrup cables that are attached to the high pulleys. Grab with the opposing hand so your arms are crisscrossed about you and your palms are facing forward.
Keeping your chest up and maintaining a slight arch in your lower back, pull the handles down as if you were doing a regular pulldown. The range of motion will be more of an arc. During the movement, rotate your hands so that in the bottom position your palms face each other rather than forward. Return slowly to the starting position and repeat.