Strength exercise

Lat Pullover

How to do it

  1. Stand facing a cable machine with the pulley set to the highest position.
  2. Grasp the bar or rope attachment with both hands, arms extended overhead.
  3. Keeping your arms mostly straight with a slight bend in the elbows, pull the weight down in an arc toward your thighs.
  4. Squeeze your lats at the bottom of the movement.
  5. Slowly return to the starting position with control.
  6. Keep your core braced and avoid excessive leaning.

Muscles worked

Latissimus DorsiLarge back muscle responsible for shoulder extension, adduction, and internal rotation. All Latissimus Dorsi exercises

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Type
Strength
Equipment
Cable Machine
Primary muscles
Latissimus Dorsi
Measured in
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