Incline bench high-cable pullover

Lats

• Target muscles: back, arms, shoulders
• Equipment: gym machine
• Level: intermediate

How to do it

1. Set an incline bench under a high pulley and lie back on it, feet firmly on the floor.
2. Grip a straight bar overhand slightly wider than shoulder-width and extend your arms up and back toward the pulley.
3. Press your back into the bench, core braced, elbows nearly straight.
4. Pull the bar with straight arms in a wide arc down toward your thighs.
5. Hold at the bottom, then return the bar under control back up overhead.
6. Repeat for the desired number of reps.

Swap it for

• cable pushdown (straight arm) v. 2
• cable one arm pulldown
• High cable crossover pulldown
• cable straight arm pulldown
• cable pulldown
• Single-Arm Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown Machine

Harder

• Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown Behind the Neck

Easier

• cable pushdown (straight arm) v. 2
• cable straight arm pulldown
• cable pulldown
• Behind-the-neck lat pulldown