The lat pull-down or lateral pull-down is a great back exercise for beginners. It is a classic cable workout which targets the lats or latssimus dorsi muscles in the back along with engaging the ...

I first stumbled on the single-arm lat pulldown back in college, when building a bigger back was borderline obsession. I was chasing size, symmetry, and that wide V-taper look, but standard rows and ...

A special thanks to Seth Payne for demonstrating the exercises in this installation of the Fitness Corner. Seth just finished his Monday workout the day after the Titans game and was willing to take ...

The lat pulldown is a vertical pulling exercise that strengthens and builds multiple muscles in the back. While focusing on your back is often overlooked in favour of working 'trendier' muscles like ...

The one machine that even the most basic gym will have is the lat pulldown machine. A long bar with angular ends for grips, it has become almost a must-have machine for a gym to be acceptable. The ...

The pull-up is a phenomenal exercise for building upper-body strength and muscle, but they’re hard—horrendously hard. So hard, in fact, that most people will tap out after just a couple of reps, long ...

Perhaps because the back muscles aren't readily visible in the mirror, they are often more neglected than other muscle groups that gym-goers love to work out like the chest, biceps or abs. The back ...

The next exercise in our beginner’s strength-training series targets the upper body and arms. You’ll need a lat pulldown machine at the gym. Add this exercise to those featured the past three Sundays ...

The kneeling lat pulldown is one of the most underrated exercises out there, and it happens to be a favorite of Men's Health fitness editor, Ebenezer Samuel. This exercise works a ton of muscles, like ...