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Close-Grip Lat Pulldown

Also: cable lateral pulldown with v bar

Main
Lats
Secondary
BicepsForearms
Equipment
Cable
Level
Beginner
Movement
Vertical pull

How to do it

  1. Sit down on the cable pulldown machine and grab the v bar attachment with an overhand grip.
  2. Adjust the knee pad so that your thighs are secured under it.
  3. Keep your back straight and lean back slightly.
  4. Pull the v bar down towards your upper chest while keeping your elbows close to your body.
  5. Squeeze your back muscles at the bottom of the movement.
  6. Slowly return the v bar to the starting position and repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Same movement

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Exercise data: exercises-dataset (MIT) by Hasan Emir Yıldırım