Lat pulldown machine
Seated pulldown station for training the lats without a pull-up bar
A seated station with a bar or handles on a cable and a pad to stop the legs lifting. It trains the same pulling pattern as a pull-up at a weight you can dial down, or push past bodyweight. Machines differ in the path the handles travel, and that path changes where the stretch lands at the top of the rep.
Who backs it
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- Sam SulekDoes it
Bodybuilder and YouTuber · Spring Bulk gym vlogs
On the gym tour he set his pulldown against a standard one. Because the arm pivots as it travels, he gets a lat stretch at the top, where a regular machine has him pulling straight down. He described the path his version takes as more rounded.
Source: Fitness Volt: IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Sam Sulek Gives Tour of His New Private Gym
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