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Pull Downs. Variety in Movements. Attachments and grips can vary, thus affecting how it attacks the muscle Wider and pronated grips will focus more on the traps Narrow and supinated grips will focus more on the lats. Set Up and Movement. Need a cable column or pulley system
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Variety in Movements • Attachments and grips can vary, thus affecting how it attacks the muscle • Wider and pronated grips will focus more on the traps • Narrow and supinated grips will focus more on the lats
Set Up and Movement • Need a cable column or pulley system • Sit under the pulley attachment • Must pull down vertically and control both eccentrically and concentrically • Pull to the anterior portion of the body. Aiming point is the pectorals • You will want to remain in a seated position during the movement
Pull Downs vs. Pull Ups • Is going to be more appropriate for people with body weight to strength comparisons • Allows for one arm rows • Supplementation or higher workloads