Half-Kneeling Cable Lat Pulldown
Also known as: Half-Kneeling Cable Lat Pull-Down, Half-Kneeling Cable Machine Lat Pulldown, Half-Kneeling Lat Pulldown
Body region
Muscles
Main
Helps
Holds
Equipment
Technique
- Attach a straight bar or handle to a high pulley and kneel on one knee with the other foot forward, facing the stack.
- Grab the bar and kneel tall with arms overhead and the hips squared.
- Pull the bar toward your upper chest, driving the elbows down.
- Return slowly to straight arms, keeping the torso still.
Cues
- Squeeze the glute of the kneeling leg.
- Keep the ribs down.
- Elbows to the ribs.
Common mistakes
- Leaning back to pull more weight.
- Letting the hips twist.
- Using momentum.