Wide Grip Upper Pulldown
Wide Grip Upper Pulldown

Wide Grip Upper Pulldown

Reps10 times
Calories burned412 kcal
LevelBeginner
Broadest back muscles

Changing duration and load is available in our application

Sit in a cable machine with a wide bar attached. Adjust the seat height and knee support to suit your height. The knee support is necessary to prevent the body from lifting during the exercise. Grab the bar with your fingers away from you. The grip should be wider than your shoulders. Holding onto the bar with your hands, tilt your torso back about 30 degrees by arching your lower back and pushing your chest forward. This is the starting position. Pull the bar down until it touches the lower part of the chest as shown in the picture. Tip: Concentrate on contracting your back muscles at the bottom of the movement. The upper body should remain motionless, only the arms should move. The forearms should only hold the bar without doing any extra work, so don't try to pull the bar down using your forearms. A second after reaching the bottom of the movement, slowly return the bar to its original position, fully extending the arms and stretching the latissimus dorsi. On this movement, exhale. Do the required number of repetitions.

How to perform the exercise

10 times
412 kcal
Control your movement and do not rush.
01

Setup

Sit at the machine with a wide bar and adjust the seat height and knee pad.

02

Grip

Take the bar with a wide grip, fingers facing away.

03

Lean

Lean the torso back about 30 degrees, arching the lower back and lifting the chest.

04

Pull

Pull the bar down until it touches the lower chest.

05

Control

Focus on squeezing the back; the forearms only hold the bar.

06

Return

After a second, slowly raise the bar, fully straightening the arms and stretching the lats.

Variants

Beginner
Use a light weight while learning the torso position.
Middle
Use a moderate weight and a 30-degree lean.
Professional
Increase the weight and fully stretch the lats at the top.

Which muscles are working

The main load falls on the lats, triceps and mid-back.

Broadest back musclesBicepsTricepsMidback

Benefits of the exercise

Strength
Builds the lats and upper back.
Simply
An accessible basic exercise for beginners.
Balance
Teaches you to keep the torso still and squeeze the shoulder blades.
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Contraindications

Acute shoulder or back pain.
Using excessive weight.
The torso lifting due to a weak knee pad.
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Recommendations

Strength
Do 3–4 sets of 10–12 reps.
Technique
Only the arms move — the upper torso stays still.

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