One-arm cable pulldown

A compound exercise for the lats, with help from the biceps. Equipment: cable machine.

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How to do it

Setup: Kneel or sit under a high pulley, single handle in one hand.
Pull the elbow down to the side of the ribs
Reach all the way up at the top

Muscles worked

One-arm cable pulldown: 3D figure mid-rep with the lats highlighted

Lats · main
Biceps

Equipment

Cable machine

Alternatives

Exercises that train the same main muscles. See all one-arm cable pulldown alternatives.

Archer pull-upPull-up bar
Assisted pull-up machineAssisted pull-up machine
Band lat pulldownResistance bands
Band-assisted pull-upPull-up bar and Resistance bands
Close-grip pull-upPull-up bar
Close-grip pulldownLat pulldown

More lats exercises

Barbell rowBarbell
One-arm dumbbell rowDumbbells and Flat bench
Seated cable rowSeated row machine
Lat pulldownLat pulldown
Straight-arm pulldownCable machine
Pull-upPull-up bar

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