Lat Pull-In

Setup

• Attach a single handle to the high pulley of a cable machine.

• Place an exercise bench perpendicular to the cable machine tower.

• Sit on the bench facing the cable tower, positioning yourself so that your arm is fully extended when holding the handle.

Execution

• Start: Reach up and grasp the handle with one hand, arm extended overhead, maintaining a slight lean in your torso away from the pulley.

• Pull: Drive your elbow down and slightly back, focusing on leading with the elbow to pull the handle toward your shoulder level.

• Squeeze: Contract your latissimus dorsi at the bottom of the movement, imagining you are trying to squeeze your shoulder blade down and inward.

• Return: Slowly control the weight as you return your arm to the overhead starting position, feeling a deep stretch through your lat.