How do you hold a lat pulldown?

Grasp the bar with a wide grip, looking forward with your torso upright. Retract your shoulder blades and pull the bar down in front of you to your upper chest. Squeeze your lats at the bottom of the move. Resist the temptation to lean back to aid the movement.

How do you do lat spread pose?

The front lat spread highlights the lat and shoulder width and shoulder width. Start with legs shoulder-width apart and toes out to a 30-40 degree angle while contracting the thighs. Place both hands as fists on the hips while your palms face down, and your thumbs hook behind your waist.

What does lat pulldown work?

The lat pulldown is a fantastic exercise to strengthen the latissimus dorsi muscle, the broadest muscle in your back, which promotes good postures and spinal stability.

How do you use a lat pull down machine?

1) Sit on the lat pulldown machine and adjust the knee pad so that there is no free space and you’re tightly seated. 2) Place your feet flat on the floor, push your chest upwards and out. 3) Retract your scapula, which should create an arch leaning away from the machine.

How do I perform a half-kneeling one arm lat pull up?

For reference on motion and technique, check out this video of the half-kneeling, one arm lat exercise: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woPvAfvBBi8 Start thumbs down and finish thumbs up as you pull (this will give you bonus shoulder external rotation to work your rotator cuff)

What is the downward phase of a pull up?

Downward Phase. Pull the bar downward with the elbows moving down and back and the chest up and out as the bar is lowered. Maintain the same torso position and do not use momentum. Continue pulling the bar down and toward the body until it lightly touches the clavicles. The torso should still be leaning back slightly.

What are the benefits of the Lat Pulldown exercise?

Benefits Of The Lat Pulldown Exercise. Having bigger, thicker, wider lats will shorten the distance you need to bring the bar down when bench-pressing. As the bar will reach your chest quicker due to the thickness of your lats making the length of your arms appear shorter; this means that the movement of bench-press is made easier.