OUT OF ALL the machines you'll find on the gym floor, few are as effective and useful for building back muscle than the lat pulldown machine. Replicating the lat pulldown is tough to do, but these ...

Sometimes, the best thing you can do for your workout routine is, surprisingly, be less… routine. Hear us out: Variety is the spice of life, but also the key to keeping your muscles guessing when it ...

Texans strength and conditioning coach Dan Riley is back for another installment of his Fitness Corner column. Riley and assistant strength and conditioning coach Ray Wright will continue to post ...

TO FORGE A balanced physique, training your back muscles will be absolutely essential. One of the most consequential of your back muscles will be your lats—and there are plenty of lat-focused ...

What Is a Lat Pulldown? The lat pulldown is an upper-body exercise that focuses on the muscles of your back. Much like the squat and bench press, it’s considered a compound exercise — meaning that it ...

Sit at a lat pull-down station and grab the bar with an overhand grip that's slightly wider than your shoulders (a). Without moving your torso, pull the bar down to your chest, pulling your elbows ...

When doing a lat pulldown, try to maintain control and not lean back too far while pulling down. It’s best to keep your back straight and lower the weight if you cannot maintain proper form. Apart ...

Go to your gym's lat-pulldown station and grab the bar, using a shoulder-width overhand grip, your arms straight and torso upright (a). Squeeze your shoulder blades together and pull the bar down to ...