Cable Kneeling One Arm Lat Pulldown

Perform the Cable Kneeling One Arm Lat Pulldown to strengthen your latissimus dorsi and improve upper body stability.

  1. Kneel beside a cable machine with the pulley set at the highest position.
  2. Grab the handle with one hand, keeping your arm extended.
  3. Engage your core and pull the handle down towards your shoulder, keeping your elbow close to your body.
  4. Slowly return to the starting position and repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Cable Kneeling One Arm Lat Pulldown

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Cable Kneeling One Arm Lat Pulldown using your cable.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your forearms.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your forearms rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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