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How to do Towel lat pulldown

Towel lat pulldown works the Lats, rear shoulders with no equipment. Key cue: “Keep the towel taut and pull it down by driving your elbows down”

BackArms & shouldersEasyNo equipmentQuiet

Steps

  1. Hold the ends of a towel wider than shoulder-width and raise it overhead
  2. Keeping the towel taut, bend your elbows and pull it down in front of your chest
  3. Slowly raise it back up

How many: 12–15 reps

Muscles worked

Lats, rear shoulders

Common mistakes

Easier or harder

EasierPull down a shorter distance
HarderHold 2 sec at the bottom

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