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One Arm Lat Pulldown

How to do the One Arm Lat Pulldown with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

CompoundCableBeginnerPull
Primary muscles

Lats

Secondary

Biceps, Mid Back

Equipment

Cable

Step by step

How to do the One Arm Lat Pulldown

  1. 1

    Select an appropriate weight and adjust the knee pad to help keep you down. Grasp the handle with a pronated grip. This will be your starting position.

  2. 2

    Pull the handle down, squeezing your elbow to your side as you flex the elbow.

  3. 3

    Pause at the bottom of the motion, and then slowly return the handle to the starting position.

  4. 4

    For multiple repetitions, avoid completely returning the weight to keep tension on the muscles being worked.

In Ascend

Log it, see it on your body.

Every One Arm Lat Pulldown set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your lats volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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