lat pulldown

noun

variants or less commonly lateral pulldown

plural lat pulldowns also lateral pulldowns

: a strength-training exercise for the latissimus dorsi muscles performed usually by sitting at an exercise machine and pulling down on an overhead bar or handle which is attached to the machine with a pulley system connected to weights

also : a similar exercise (as one performed with dumbbells)

Examples of lat pulldown in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sit at the lat pulldown cable machine and adjust the knee pad to secure your legs. —Jakob Roze, Health, 21 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above