Underhand Lat Pulldown

An underhand grip keeps your elbows tucked to your body and adds more biceps to the lat pull.

• Compound
• Cable
• Beginner

How to do it

• Palms towards you, grip at shoulder width
• Pull to your chest driving your elbows down and back
• Squeeze your lat at the bottom

Sets, reps and tempo

Ranges: 8–12 reps · 1–3 RIR

Tempo: Pull for 1–2 s, squeeze at the top and lower for 2–3 s resisting the load

Common mistakes

• Leaning back to pull
• Not completing the stretch at the top

Muscles worked

Primary

• Lats
• Back

Secondary

• Biceps

Alternatives

• Lat Pulldown
• Chin-Up