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- Beginner
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- Strength
- Primary muscles
- Upper back
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- Cable
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).
How to perform it
- 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.
- Pull the bar down towards your upper chest and bring your elbows downwards.
- Squeeze your shoulder blades together at the bottom of the movement.
- Slowly return the V-bar to the starting position. Repeat for the desired repetitions.
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Last updated: 29/08/2026
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