One advantage the cable pulldown has over machines and even the pull-up is you have lots of different attachment options. You can work the same muscles using a long bar or lat attachment ... to ...

One is the lat pull down, performed on a lat pulldown machine, which strengthens the back muscles, particularly the latissimus dorsi (lats). ”It’s like a pull-up, only you pull down a bar ...

Sit at a lat pulldown machine and grasp the bar with a wide grip. Pull the bar down to your upper chest, squeezing your lats. Pause, then return the bar under control to the top. Stand tall ...

Since I was a kid, I was always pretty fit and strong. It wasn't until I was 37 that I first stepped foot in a gym, when a friend recommended I give it a try, and I fell in love instantly.

Whatever muscle group you want to train, there is a machine to do it – from your calves to your neck and everything in between! One of the most popular and important strength training machines is the ...