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Close-Grip Lat Pulldown. Why: Switch up the handle and narrow your grip for this pulldown variation, which allows you to increase the range of motion of your pull. This will also provide a safer ...
Cable pull-down exercise to the front with a medium-width overhand (pronated) grip. The pull-down exercise is a strength training exercise designed to develop the latissimus dorsi muscle. It performs the functions of downward rotation and depression of the scapulae combined with adduction and extension of the shoulder joint.
This exercise is performed sitting on the floor with knees bent like in a "sit-up" position with the back typically kept off the floor at an angle of 45°. In this position, the extended arms are swung from one side to another in a twisting motion with or without weight. Equipment: body weight, kettlebell, medicine ball, or dumbbell.
When the arms are in a fixed overhead position, the latissimus dorsi pulls the trunk upward and forward. [ 8 ] It has a synergistic role in extension (posterior fibers) and lateral flexion (anterior fibers) of the lumbar spine, and assists as a muscle of both forced expiration (anterior fibers) and an accessory muscle of inspiration (posterior ...
Denise Austin demonstrated “three easy exercises” to “firm” and “sculpt” arms. She said the “simple and effective” moves help tone. Here’s how to do each.
The lat pulldown is a key exercise to grow your back muscles. If you don't have a machine, these 4 lat pulldown alternatives will bring you similar results.
A U.S. marine performing a pull-up. A pull-up is an upper-body strength exercise.The pull-up is a closed-chain movement where the body is suspended by the hands, gripping a bar or other implement at a distance typically wider than shoulder-width, and pulled up.
The lifter pulls the chest toward the bar until it touches, before returning to the starting position under control. Good form means that the body is kept straight throughout the movement. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 4 ] The chin should remain tucked during the motion, keeping the cervical portion of the spine lined up with the rest of the body.