Exercise Guide
Banded Lat Pulldown
A pulldown against a band anchored overhead. Trains the vertical pull for anyone without a pulldown machine or a pull-up.
BeginnerStrengthPullCompound
Form
Start
Mid
End
Illustrations by Bryl Lim for Workout Guide, after Everkinetic. Used unchanged under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Details
Primary Muscle
Lats
Equipment
Bands
Difficulty
Beginner
Category
Strength
Force
Pull
Mechanic
Compound
Secondary Muscles
BicepsCore
How to Perform
- 1
Anchor a band above head height and kneel or sit beneath it.
- 2
Take an end in each hand with your arms extended overhead.
- 3
Pull your elbows down and back toward your ribs until your hands reach shoulder height.
- 4
Let your arms extend back overhead under control.
Tips
- ★Lead with the elbows and let the lats do the pulling rather than the hands.
- ★Keep your torso upright instead of leaning back to finish the rep.