Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- Cable machine typically found at gyms
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Step 1
If you have never used cables before ask a trainer at the gym to help you set them up.
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Step 2
Place a bench in front of the cables. You will be sitting on the bench facing the weight stack. Attach a long straight bar onto the top hook. Grab onto the bar and sit down while holding on. Tighten your abdominal muscles and lean back a bit.
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Step 3
On the exhale pull the bar down to your chest.On the inhale slowly let the bar back up. Go up far enough that the elbows are straight but not locked.
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Step 4
Do three sets of 8 to 12 repetitions.
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Step 5
You can work the muscle from different angles by changing from a wide grip to a narrow grip. If you try different grips you will feel different parts of the lat muscles being worked.
