Muscle Groups Involved
- There were no muscle groups associated with this exercise.
Category
Cable
Highlights
- Keep a neutral spine during the entire movement.
- Pull the bar to anywhere from your collarbones to the bottom of your sternum depending on your goals.
- Think of your hands as hooks as you push your elbows into your back pockets.
- Keep your chest high and proud.
- Maintain neutral wrists the whole time.
Description
The Wide Pulldown targets the largest muscles in your back, your latissimus dorsi. This exercise has all of the benefits of a wide pull up but is scalable to any ability level. Start in a seated po
Common Mistakes
Be sure to push your elbows into your back pockets instead of pulling the b
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Pro Tips
The lower you pull the bar to your torso (collar bone vs mid chest vs diaph
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Purpose
This exercise has been a standard for decades because it emphasizes the V-T
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Form
The bar should touch anywhere from your collarbones to the bottom of your s
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