Lat Pull-Down Machine - Proper Way to Use It
I try to use various weight machines at the gym and one of my favorites is the lat pull-down machine for my back muscles. Whenever I get in some good sets with this machine, I feel sore the very next day, right in the targeted muscles.
Muscles targeted: latissimus dorsi, middle trapezius, shoulders, arms
Improper Use
I see people use it in all sorts of ways with different hand positioning, how far they pull down the weight, and sometimes they are using so much weight that they jerk their upper body with each rep.
Correct Way
The video below is a great example of how to use the lat pull-down machine the proper way to avoid back injury as well as getting better results:
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Hi Trying Fitness
The guy in the video called the “lat muscles” the back muscles which is kind of true but they are more precisely the lateral back muscles i.e. side muscles. The rhomboids and trapezius muscles are the central back muscles.
He didn’t mention breathing patterns either. Breathing technique is very important when exercising and aiming to avoid injury.