Close- or Medium-Grip Pulldowns

Description

PURPOSE: To work the lats, especially the lower lat area. Again, working with an overhead cable and weight stack allows you to do the chinning movement with less than body weight. EXECUTION: (1) Grasp the handles or a bar using a narrow- or medium-close grip and pull down to your upper chest. Don't sway backward, but try to concentrate on using the lats to do the movement. (2) Draw the shoulders down and back and stick the chest out. Let the handles go upward again until your lats are fully stretched out.