Weight Training Exercise

Back Exercises

Front Lat Pulldowns

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Front Lat Pulldowns

Muscles worked:
Primary: Lats. (Latisimus Dorsi) Secondary: Biceps
Instructions:
Sit at a Lat. Pull-down machine (unless it does not have a seat, in which case you should kneel) while holding the lat. bar with your palms forward (facing away) and thumbs up and placed about 30 inches apart (about 8 inches beyond shoulder width). Allow your arms to be pulled until fully extended upward. You should feel the weight of the machine stretching your back. Your upper body and back should be straight, your head up and eyes forward. Pull the bar straight down until it touches your chest while squeezing your shoulder blades together and keeping your body in the same upright position. Return to the starting position in a slow, controlled manner, making sure to get a full stretch in the back.
Don'ts:
Don't let yourself rise up from your seat. Don't let the weight of the bar jerk you up into the stretch. Don't jerk the bar down using momentum in attempt to complete the repetition--control the weight at all times. Don't let your head move down or your back bend forward when pulling bar down.

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