Cable Wide Neutral Grip Pulldown
Description
The cable wide neutral grip pulldown uses a wide neutral-grip (palms facing each other) attachment on the lat pulldown machine. The wide neutral grip combines the lat stretch of a wide grip with the joint-friendly angle of a neutral grip.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Cable Wide Neutral Grip Pulldown Instructions
- Attach a wide neutral-grip handle to a lat pulldown station.
- Sit and secure your thighs under the pads.
- Grip both handles with palms facing each other. Arms extended overhead.
- Pull the handles down to your upper chest by driving your elbows down and back.
- Squeeze your lats at the bottom.
- Slowly extend back overhead under control.
- Maintain upright torso throughout.
- Aim for 10 to 12 reps per set.
Cable Wide Neutral Grip Pulldown Form & Visual
Cable Wide Neutral Grip Pulldown Benefits
- Combines wide stretch with neutral-grip comfort
- Joint-friendly on the wrists and shoulders
- Builds lat width
- Constant cable tension
- Easy to load progressively
- Useful grip variation for pulldowns
Cable Wide Neutral Grip Pulldown Muscles Worked
- Latissimus dorsi
- Biceps brachii
- Trapezius (lower)
- Rhomboids
- Posterior deltoid
Cable Wide Neutral Grip Pulldown Variations & Alternatives
- Lat Pulldown (overhand)
- Close-Grip Lat Pulldown
- Underhand Pulldown
- Wide Pulldown
- V-Bar Pulldown
- Cable Reverse Grip Pulldown
