Single Arm Lat Pulldown
Trains the lats. You need a machine. None of our programs use it yet, but you can add it to any session you build.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
In the programs
None of our programs use the Single Arm Lat Pulldown
It is in the app, so you can add it to any session and log it like anything else. It is just not written into one of our 50 free programs. If you want a lats exercise that is, there are 7 on the Lats page.
Muscles worked
What Single Arm Lat Pulldown trains
Technique
How to do the Single Arm Lat Pulldown
- Attach a single handle to the lat pulldown machine and secure your thighs under the pads. Grasp the handle with one hand using a neutral grip, arm fully extended overhead.
- Pull the handle down towards the side of your chest by driving your elbow down and back.
- Pause briefly at the bottom, squeezing your lat.
- Slowly return the handle to the starting position, fully extending your arm with control. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch arms.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Keep your torso upright and resist the urge to lean or twist as you pull.
- Focus on driving your elbow down towards your hip rather than pulling with your hand.
- Exhale as you pull the handle down and inhale as you return it overhead.
- Use the full range of motion, allowing a complete stretch at the top of each rep.
Substitutes
Swap Single Arm Lat Pulldown for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Single Arm Lat Pulldown for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.