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// NOBILITY COACHING

EXERCISE EXECUTION

Category: Pull

// EXERCISE EXECUTION

LAT PULLDOWN

// COACHING AUDIO

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The lat pulldown is a vertical pulling exercise that targets the lats by bringing the upper arms down towards the body while maintaining a stable torso and controlled shoulder blade movement.

// EXERCISE BREAKDOWN 

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The Setup

Execution

    Sit comfortably with your feet in front of you​

    Long Spine & Abs Tight

    Avoid excessive lower back extension

    Grab the bar at a width that allows the wrists to be on top of the elbows at the bottom position

    Whole Hand Pressure

    Slight focus on the base of the small finger​

    Let the weight win

    Allow the weight to pull you into a complete dangle​

    Slight separation of the shoulder blades
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Phase One

Execution

    Maintaining Whole Hand Pressure

    Slight focus on base of small finger​

    Rotate the upper arm, so that the elbows are under the bar

    Pull the bar down towards the collar bone

    We are not going below the collar bone​

    At the bottom position

    Avoid allowing the chest to collapse

    Avoid allowing the shoulders to round forward

    Avoid allowing the shoulder to shrug up

    We are not pulling our shoulder blades "back and down"
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Phase Two

Execution

    Control the weight back to starting position

    Maintain hand pressure

    Keep elbows under the bar

    Allow shoulder blades to move naturally around the rib cage

    Return to a complete dangle

// COMMON MISTAKES

Pulling Down Too Far

Hands Too Close

Elbows Not Under The Bar

Hands Too Wide

Shoulders Rounding

Swinging The Weight

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