Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown

How to do the Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown

1. Either standing or seated on a high bench, grasp two stirrup cables that are attached to the high pulleys. Grab with the opposing hand so your arms are crisscrossed about you and your palms are facing forward.
2. Keeping your chest up and maintaining a slight arch in your lower back, pull the handles down as if you were doing a regular pulldown. The range of motion will be more of an arc. During the movement, rotate your hands so that in the bottom position your palms face each other rather than forward. Return slowly to the starting position and repeat.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	lats
Secondary	biceps, middle back, shoulders
Equipment	cable machine
Difficulty	intermediate
Type	compound

No cable machine? Train the same muscles with these

Ordered by how likely you are to own the 6 options.

V-Bar Pullup Bodyweight Wide-Grip Rear Pull-Up Bodyweight Chin-Up Bodyweight Pullups Bodyweight Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover Barbell Kipping Muscle Up Other Equipment

Easier than the Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown

Same movement pattern, lower entry difficulty — work up from here.

Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown beginner · Cable Machine Underhand Cable Pulldowns beginner · Cable Machine V-Bar Pullup beginner · Bodyweight

Superset the Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown with

Opposing shoulders and chest work — alternate sets without extra rest.

Face Pull shoulders Flat Bench Cable Flyes chest Incline Cable Flye chest Alternating Cable Shoulder Press shoulders

Common questions

What muscles does the Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown work?

The Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown primarily works the lats, with the biceps, mid back, and shoulders as secondary movers. Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown, Kipping Muscle Up, and Muscle Up train the same muscle, across 7 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown?

A Cable Machine. Without a cable machine, V-Bar Pullup, Wide-Grip Rear Pull-Up, and Chin-Up train the same muscle, and 8 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown suitable for beginners?

It is rated intermediate. Start with Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown, Underhand Cable Pulldowns, and V-Bar Pullup and work up.

Where should the Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown go in a workout?

Early — the Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown is compound, working 4 muscle groups, so run it first or second while you are fresh, then superset Face Pull and Flat Bench Cable Flyes later.

Similar exercises

Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown Cable Machine Kipping Muscle Up Other Equipment Muscle Up Other Equipment Rocky Pull-Ups/Pulldowns Other Equipment Rope Climb Other Equipment Side To Side Chins Other Equipment