While I do like the classic lat pulldown on the machine, there are other ways to hit those same muscle groups and help you build a bigger back. Targeting your back from multiple angles with ...

You can use cables, resistance bands, or a lat pulldown machine. When performing the pulldowns as a cable exercise, use a weight that you’ll be able to manage for 10 repetitions.

I first stumbled on the single-arm lat pulldown back in college, when building a bigger back was borderline obsession. I was chasing size, symmetry, and that wide V-taper look, but standard rows ...

Lat Pulldowns Why: The lat pulldown is a cousin of pullups and chinups, and it definitely seems similar. But we’re giving it its own spot here because of how it lets you focus in on your lats.

Benefits: Lat pulldowns concentrate on improving postures and spinal stability. Done as part of an upper body strength workout, lat pulldown work the back muscles, especially the latissimus dorsi ...

Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, shared a look at his back day workout finisher on Instagram, including straight bar lat pulldowns with slow, controlled negatives.