# Lat Pulldown <center><div class="videoWrapper"> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/O94yEoGXtBY" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></center> ## Introduction - Mind-muscle connection based - Overload when possible - Focus on "feeling" lats ## Physiology - Shoulder adduction (Lats, Teres major) - Shoulder extension (Lats, Triceps long head) - Elbow flexion (Biceps, Brachialis) ## Technique - Medium grip (1.5 x shoulder-width), thumbless might help with mind-muscle connection - Before first rep, pull back in thoracic extension - Begin first rep by depressing scapula and pull elbows down and in - The bar should slightly touch the sternum ## Errors - Using too much body English - Not adducting enough - Using too much biceps