Machine Lat Pulldown
The pulldown on a plate-loaded machine with a chest pad instead of a thigh brace.
How to do it
Setup
Chest against the pad, hands on the high handles, arms long.
Steps
- Pull the handles down, elbows to the ribs.
- Squeeze the lats at the bottom.
- Return to the full stretch under control.
Common mistakes
Pushing off the chest pad: it braces, you pull. Shrugging at the stretch: let the blades rise, not the shoulders into the ears. Stack bouncing: slow turnarounds.
Breathing
Exhale pulling down, inhale returning.
