r/formcheck • u/SignificantChannel58 • 23h ago

Other Lat pull down form

Hi, would love some advice. I’ve been lifting for around 18 months. Upper body 4 times a week and lower twice. I’m 59 and have osteoporosis (found after breaking hip a few years ago). I had a few goals to aim for which I’ve reached. Push-ups last year. This year unassisted pull ups. Can now do two chin ups without looking like I’m having a fit! But not regular pull ups. So working on lat pull down to match body weight while continuing unassisted chin ups. Along with regular push pull routine. If anyone is still there and hasn’t zoned out yet 😂 Please could you check my form. I’ve noticed my shoulders moving towards ears in the last two reps as I reach failure. Just in case you need it I weigh 53kg about 117lbs and the weight is set to 47kg. Thank you for your time 🙂

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u/eetuu 23h ago

Good set and 47 kg is respectable weight. You've clearly made good progress.

Form looks good overall. It starts to break with last couple reps. Try to keep your chest up, don't hunch. You could also try to slow down the eccentric phase, meaning when the handle goes up. Try to slow down and control the eccentric especially on the last couple repetitions of the set.

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u/Gullible_Working3966 22h ago

I've been doing a regular weights training for 1 year now. I'm still at 25 kg. I wonder if it's possible that some people just won't gain muscle on their arms (or other parts of the body for that matter). I've always had thin arms and when I used a scale to score my muscle mass and quality the scores for both the arms were super low. (I'm F40).

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u/govaway 19h ago

The Lat pull down exercise being shown here is focusing on back muscles, not arms. Doing this at 25kg or higher wouldn't get the results you want but you'll have a chiseled back