# Wide Reverse-Grip Lat Pulldown

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/wide-reverse-grip-lat-pulldown

Also known as: Wide Underhand Pulldown, Wide Supinated Lat Pulldown, Supinated Wide Cable Lat Pulldown

Body region: Back, Arms

## Muscles

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

## Equipment

- Lat Pulldown Machine or Cable Station

## Technique

1. Sit at the pulldown station with thighs locked under the pad.
2. Take the long bar with an underhand grip wider than your shoulders.
3. Pull the bar to your upper chest, elbows travelling down and slightly out.
4. Return slowly to straight arms.

### Cues

- Use a lighter load than for a regular pulldown.
- Grip only as wide as your wrists and elbows tolerate.

### Common mistakes

- Forcing a grip that twists the elbows or wrists.
- Yanking the bar down with body swing.

## Alternatives

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