Lat Pull Down Row Machine

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 targets many muscles at once. Besides increasing your back's strength, the lat pulldown can also promote good posture and stability.The lat pulldown is a fantastic exercise to strengthen the latissimus dorsi muscle, the broadest muscle in your back, which promotes good postures and spinal stability. Form is crucial when performing a lat pulldown to prevent injury and reap the best results.The "lat" sometimes added before "pull-down" commonly refers to the latissimus dorsi used in the movement. Most exercises describe the muscle that is involved and the direction of the exercise e.g. biceps curl, triceps extension, leg press, hamstring curl, abdominal curl and so on.'Lat' is short for latissimus dorsi, which translates to "broadest of the back". As the name suggests, your lats are large, flat muscles that span the width of your middle and lower back. They stabilise your spine, support your posture, and bolster your shoulder, chest and core strength.Stand up and grab the straight bar with an overhand grip and with hand wider than your shoulder width. Slowly lower yourself into the seat with arms extended above your head. Squeeze your lats and drive your elbows down to pull the bar towards the top of your chest. You may have to lean slightly back as you do this.