Slight Incline Low Pulley Prone Pulldowns For Massive Lat Stretch

This is one of the best "isolation" exercises for lats you can do...it's a compound exercise but the setup forces the lats to take center stage while keeping you from moving and cheating. This puts massive muscle-building loading on the lats.
To do this one, you'll need a few common pieces of equipment...a low pulley, a handle and a flat bench.
Now, you have seen very something similar to this exercise done using a seated row machine, where the person is kneeling on the floor BEHIND the end of the bench and they brace their hips against the end of the bench.
This is pretty much the same concept only you don't need a seated row setup.
Also, I find that the upwards angle that you get from the low pulley set near the floor and your body a few feet up is extremely effective for matching the ideal path of movement that activates and puts tension on the lats.
Try both ways to see which feels better to you - they're both excellent!
First, attach a handle to the low pulley and set a fairly light to moderate weight on the stack. Now set a bench set to a slight incline a few feet away from the low pulley.
I find by putting a slight incline on the bench (literally just one notch up), it really ramps up the stretch on the lats at the bottom of the movement.
You want to be able to do two things.
1. Hook your toes on the end of the bench...this is what is going to keep you from sliding forward.
2. Reach the handle while lying on the bench.
As well, if you're really going for the stretch, try using a straight or cambered bar so that you can do the exercise fully pronated or supinated rather than with a neutral grip.
Then perform the exercise just like above, with your toes hooked around the end of the bench to anchor yourself. I find this method really stretches the lats strongly because of how you're getting pull from the weight and pull from your feet being anchored rather than having your knees braced under a pad like in a regular vertical pulldown.
And no, we're not "lengthening the muscles" like you hear quacks sometimes say about Pilates.
Really focus on getting a good stretch at the bottom then using the lats to do the pulling. The slight incline gives the exercise a "chest supported" type of setup and the angle really does improve the stretch.
Again, the KEY part of this one is that stretch so make sure you're getting that on every rep.
---
This chest workout will INCINERATE the stubborn fat right off you...
www.fitstep.co...
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subscribe to my UA-cam channel and Facebook page for more unique exercises and unconventional training methods:
UA-cam Channel ► www.youtube.com...
Facebook ► / nicknilssonmadscientist
Instagram ► / nicknilsson1

[@javig9346]

I think it works best in low incline set, because cable is more aligned with forearms, than in flat set, so mostly humerus is actively working. Great idea nick!💪🏻

[@MadScientistOfMuscle]

I agree - definitely better on the low incline. I felt a lot more stretch in the lats, too!