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Visual demonstration of the V Bar Lat Pull Down exercise

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Beginner

Difficulty
Beginner
Movement type
Strength
Primary muscles
Upper back
Secondary muscles
Shoulders Biceps
Equipment
Cable
Exercise guide

V Bar Lat Pull Down

4 steps Updated 29/08/2026

V Bar Lat Pull Down is a resistance exercise targeting Middle Back (Latissimus Dorsi, Teres Major) using Lat Pull Down Machine (Cable).

Step by step

How to perform it

  1. Sit at a lat pulldown machine with your feet flat on the floor and knees secured under the pads. Grasp the V-bar attached to the machine, arms fully extended above you, and hands shoulder-width apart.
  2. Pull the bar down towards your upper chest and bring your elbows downwards.
  3. Squeeze your shoulder blades together at the bottom of the movement.
  4. Slowly return the V-bar to the starting position. Repeat for the desired repetitions.
V Bar Lat Pull Down

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