# Band Lat Pulldown

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/band-lat-pulldown

Also known as: Band Lat Pull-Down, Resistance Band Lat Pulldown, Banded Lat Pulldown, Band Pulldown, Resistance Band Pulldown

Body region: Back, Arms

## Muscles

- Main: Latissimus Dorsi, Teres Major
- Helps: Deltoid, Trapezius, Rhomboids, Biceps, Brachialis, Brachioradialis
- Holds: Rectus Abdominis, Flexor Digitorum Superficialis

## Equipment

- Resistance Band
- Pull-Up Bar

## Technique

1. Anchor a long resistance band over a pull-up bar or high anchor and kneel or sit under it, gripping the band at shoulder width or wider.
2. Start with arms overhead and sit tall.
3. Pull the band down to your upper chest, driving the elbows down and back.
4. Return slowly to straight arms.

### Cues

- Pull the elbows to the ribs.
- Keep the chest up and the ribs down.

### Common mistakes

- Leaning back and pulling with the body.
- Letting the band snap up.
- Shrugging the shoulders.

## Variations

- [Close Band Fixed Back Lat Pulldown](https://heatsy.app/ex/close-band-fixed-back-lat-pulldown)
- [One Arm Kneeling Band Lat Pulldown](https://heatsy.app/ex/one-arm-kneeling-band-lat-pulldown)
- [Supinated Band Fixed Back Lat Pulldown](https://heatsy.app/ex/supinated-band-fixed-back-lat-pulldown)

## Alternatives

- [Lat Pulldown](https://heatsy.app/ex/lat-pulldown)
- [Close-Grip Lat Pulldown](https://heatsy.app/ex/close-grip-lat-pulldown)