Twin handle parallel grip lat pulldown exercise demonstration
Twin handle parallel grip lat pulldown

Exercise

Twin handle parallel grip lat pulldown

Twin handle parallel grip lat pulldown is a moderate exercise. It trains back.

Muscles
BackBiceps

Detailed explanation

Adjust the seat height and position yourself facing the cable machine. Grasp the handles with an overhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart. Sit down and position your thighs under the thigh pads, keeping your feet flat on the floor. Lean back slightly and keep your chest up, maintaining a neutral spine.

Pull the handles down towards your upper chest, squeezing your shoulder blades together. Pause for a moment at the bottom of the movement, feeling the contraction in your lats. Slowly release the handles and return to the starting position.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Adjust the seat height and position yourself facing the cable machine.

  2. 2

    Grasp the handles with an overhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart.

  3. 3

    Sit down and position your thighs under the thigh pads, keeping your feet flat on the floor.

  4. 4

    Lean back slightly and keep your chest up, maintaining a neutral spine.

  5. 5

    Pull the handles down towards your upper chest, squeezing your shoulder blades together.

  6. 6

    Pause for a moment at the bottom of the movement, feeling the contraction in your lats.

  7. 7

    Slowly release the handles and return to the starting position.

  8. 8

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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