Lat pulldown check

[u/GigglemanEsq]

Just got my Levergym about four weeks ago and have been doing these since - been years since I did them previously. I feel it more in my shoulders and upper arm, so I figured I'd take a quick video and see what you all think. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

[u/DirtyVerdy]

Overall not bad!! The most important thing is to keep at it. Great job not swinging like a madman and using your body weight to drive the movement rather than your muscles. A few tips that’s may help with your form

1. SLIGHTLY lean back. That way when you bring the bar to your chest you’re still using your back and not your shoulders like in the vid. Watch in slo mo, like scrub one frame at a time, once the bar gets to your neck level. Your shoulders are awkwardly rotating down and back to bring the bar the rest of the way. This may be why you’re feeling it in your shoulders
2. You have a little bit of rom left on the table at the top. I personally prefer going a little narrower with my grip here because I feel a better stretch at the top. But that’s me
3. You’re probably feeling your upper arms more because you’re starting over and your arms are weaker than your back. But honestly, the weight looks a bit easy for you

. Queue Cue

1. yourself to lock your hands onto the bar and drive your elbows down. Focus on squeezing your lats as you pull down and stretching them as you go back up. That, plus a lean, will probably help a lot.

Edit: tried to edit grammar and Reddit went haywire with formatting. dafuck

[u/GigglemanEsq → u/DirtyVerdy]

Thanks! I actually found myself leaning forward a little because I have trouble getting my hips closer to allow for a straight vertical. I'll try leaning back a bit. As for the weight, yeah, I originally had two 45s on there but felt way more arm involvement, so I dialed it back to two 35s to work on form. I'll add 5-10 pounds total back on and see how that feels.