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30-Degree Lat Pulldown

INTERMEDIATE

30-Degree Lat Pulldown

30-Degree Lat Pulldown primarily targets your lats and increases the strength in your upper and lower back. This is a great exercise to strengthen your biceps, shoulders, and forearms.

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Target Muscles

Instructions

  1. Sit on the bench in front of an adjustable cable machine with a high-setting lat pull-down bar.
  2. Hold the bar with a strong hand grip and lean back slightly. Push out your chest while keeping your shoulders down.
  3. Keeping your body locked at a 30-degree angle, pull the handle down towards your chest.
  4. Squeeze your lat muscles and shoulder blades together and hold the bar for a short moment on your chest.
  5. Slowly extend your arms to reverse the movement to the starting position. Repeat this movement to continue the exercise.

Tips

  • Keep your head up during exercise.
  • Do not stretch out your back.
  • Keep the chest out and lower back in for proper posture.
  • Keep your hands on a wider grip on the bar.
  • Keep your body posture steady and locked at a 30-degree angle to the floor.
  • No rocking and swaying movements.

Alternative Exercises

Neutral-Grip Pullup

STRENGTH PULLUP BAR

Neutral-Grip Pullup is a multi-joint bodyweight exercise in which the reps are performed with the palms facing one another. It builds strength and muscle in the upper back, biceps, and core like other pull-up variations

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Owen
Owen Jones
Owen
Updated: 17 Sep 2024