Close Grip Lat Pulldown

A lat pulldown variation using a close, parallel-grip handle to emphasize the lower lats and biceps.

How to do it

1. Sit at a lat pulldown machine and secure your thighs under the pad.
2. Grip the close-grip handle with palms facing each other.
3. Pull the handle down to your upper chest.
4. Squeeze your lats at the bottom.
5. Return under control and repeat.

Tips

• Lean back only slightly, not excessively.
• Avoid using momentum to pull the handle down.
• Drive your elbows down and back, not just your hands.

Muscles

Primary: Lats

Secondary: Biceps, Brachialis, Rear deltoid, Rhomboids