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Vertical Pull · Beginner

Band Lat Pulldown

Compound vertical pull exercise using band.
Movement pattern
Vertical Pull
Difficulty
Beginner
Equipment
Band
Mechanics
Compound
Sides
Bilateral
Main plane
Frontal

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How to do the Band Lat Pulldown

Not yet reviewed — the technique guide for this exercise hasn't been signed off, so it isn't published here yet.

Muscles worked

Primary

Secondary

How the knowledge graph models this movement

Each joint action, with the role and emphasis the graph assigns each muscle. These are qualitative anatomical labels, not measured muscle activation.

  • Shoulder adductionprimary action

    Latissimus dorsi (prime mover, high emphasis); Teres major (synergist, high emphasis); Posterior deltoid (synergist, moderate emphasis)

  • Shoulder extensionsecondary action

    Latissimus dorsi (synergist, moderate emphasis); Teres major (synergist, low emphasis)

  • Elbow flexionsecondary action

    Brachialis (synergist, high emphasis); Brachioradialis (synergist, moderate emphasis); Biceps brachii (synergist, moderate emphasis)

  • Scapula depressionsecondary action

    Trapezius (prime mover, moderate emphasis); Pectoralis minor (synergist, low emphasis)

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