How To Do Back Exercises Using Cables Video

Avoid injury and work out the back with cables. Learn tips and techniques for working out the chest, back, shoulders, and arms in this weightlifting video.

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Strengthens back & biceps
Use overhand grip
Place thighs firmly under thigh pads
Squeeze shoulder blades together

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Lance is certified personal trainer through American Fitness Association of America. He graduated from UNC with a biology degree and currently works for a gym. He specializes in weight training, circuit training, endurance training, and teaching people the proper forms for exercise. He enjoys helping others reach their goals.

LANCE BUMGARNER: Now, I am going to show you how to do back exercises using cables. Right here we have a cable system. In order to do this exercise, this exercise is a lat pulldown. It is going to be strengthening your back, your biceps. Grip the bars with an overhand grip. Take a seat, thighs firmly under the thigh pads, back nice and straight, chest out. Pull down just below the chin, squeezing the shoulder blades together. Exhale on the way down and inhale in the return. After you complete the set, return to the top, repeat several more. A different way to go about doing this exercise is using a different grip, use an underhand grip. This is going to be targeting down a little bit further down on your lats, the lower part of your lats. The overhand grip is going to be targeted more towards the top of your lats. I'm going to come in, underhand grip, making sure you are even from the center. Again, thighs firmly under the pad, shoulders back, chest out. Bring the weights down right below the chin. Squeeze in those shoulder blades together and return to the top. Exhale on the way down; inhale on the way up. Keep it nice and in control, maintaining good form. Return the weights back to the starting position. Just remember a few key points: maintain good form, stay in control of the weights at all times, no jerking, no slinging the weights around. And that is the proper way to do back exercises using cables.

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