Library / Lats
Reverse-Grip Lat Pulldown
Cable · Vertical Pull · Compound
LatsBiceps Upper Back Joint friendly
Default prescription & biomechanics
- Primary muscles
- Lats, Biceps
- Secondary muscles
- Upper Back
- Equipment
- Cable
- Movement pattern
- Vertical Pull (Pull force)
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Working rep range
- 8-12 reps per set
- Between-set interval
- 90 seconds rest
- Intensity & MET
- Moderate (5.2 MET)
Step-by-step coaching cues
- Take a shoulder-width supinated (palms facing you) grip on the straight bar.
- Drive elbows straight down along your ribcage to bias the lower lats.
- Control the return to a full overhead stretch.
Joint & safety considerations
Filtered for Wrist sensitivity. When you flag wrist sensitivity in your WorkoutCard training brief, the AI programme generator automatically substitutes a lower-stress alternative from the relations table below.
Biomechanical alternatives & swaps
Used by the in-app Swap sheet when your equipment is occupied or when adjusting exercise difficulty.
| Exercise | Relationship | Equipment |
|---|---|---|
| Supinated Chin-Up | Bodyweight swap | Bodyweight |
| Assisted Parallel Close Grip Pull Up | Machine swap | Machine |
| Assisted Pull-Up Machine | Machine swap | Machine |
| Band Assisted Pull Up | Machine swap | Machine |
| Butterfly Pull-Up | Bodyweight swap | Bodyweight |
| Jumping Pull Up | Bodyweight swap | Bodyweight |
From the WorkoutCard biomechanical library (613 verified movements). For general strength and conditioning education, not medical or physiotherapy advice.