One Arm Lat Pulldown

A back exercise targeting the lats, performed with cable.

One Arm Lat Pulldown demonstration
One Arm Lat Pulldown — demonstration

Body part

Back

Equipment

Cable

Target muscles

Lats

Secondary muscles

Biceps, Middle Back

How to do One Arm Lat Pulldown

  1. Select an appropriate weight and adjust the knee pad to help keep you down. Grasp the handle with a pronated grip. This will be your starting position.

  2. Pull the handle down, squeezing your elbow to your side as you flex the elbow.

  3. Pause at the bottom of the motion, and then slowly return the handle to the starting position.

  4. For multiple repetitions, avoid completely returning the weight to keep tension on the muscles being worked.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Lats

Secondary

BicepsMiddle Back

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