Gym (women) · 41 free videos on form, technique and tips, each tagged by level
Reviewer Great practical cues here - the 'rip the bar apart' tip alone is worth watching for.
Moderator Squarely a lat pulldown form tutorial - setup, common mistakes (leaning back too far, using biceps instead of lats, not controlling the negative). Clear, well-explained coaching.
Reviewer Excellent -- real coaching, real reasoning, fixes that actually matter.
Moderator This is entirely a lat pulldown mistakes breakdown from a credentialed strength coach -- full range of motion, grip myths, momentum, torso angle. Nothing else competing here.
Reviewer Excellent, science-backed cues - ignore the jokes, the content is gold.
Moderator Entirely and specifically about optimizing the lat pulldown - grip width, elbow path, stretch position, eccentric tempo, and top-of-ROM emphasis. Squarely on topic.
Reviewer Clear form breakdown, just a bit of a sales pitch tacked on at the end.
Moderator Direct lat pulldown tutorial covering setup, scapular retraction, and three common mistakes with clear visual contrasts.
Reviewer Best-in-class breakdown of lat pulldown mechanics.
Moderator Thorough, well-structured breakdown: pad height and why it matters, grip width tied to elbow/wrist alignment, torso angle for lats vs upper back, where to pull to (upper chest, not overshoot), and the importance of a controlled eccentric. Builds from total setup, so it works for someone who's never touched the machine.
Reviewer Clean, complete technique lesson, nothing to gripe about.
Moderator Straight standard lat pulldown technique tutorial, exactly the sub-skill, no variation detour.
Reviewer Good refinement cues for lifters already comfortable with the machine.
Moderator Detailed close-grip lat pulldown breakdown: initiate with the elbows not the hands, thumb placement on the handle, leg pad height, tempo (2s squeeze, 2-3s up), chest open vs closed, slight lean at the bottom.
Reviewer Great mistake-fixing breakdown for lifters who already do the move.
Moderator Clean mistake-based structure: no lower-back swing, don't pull too high with the shoulders, don't flare elbows, pull to upper chest not in front of the body, control the eccentric. Assumes you already do the lift and are cleaning it up.
Reviewer The pause cue alone is worth watching this for.
Moderator Attachment choice for beginners, weight selection, the pause-before-pulling cue to stop bicep takeover, scapular retraction, elbow drive, controlled squeeze.
Reviewer Great first lat pulldown video for beginners.
Moderator Explicit beginner's guide — foot/pad setup, grip width, sitting down under control, chin back/chest up, pull to full contraction, rep/weight guidance for someone just starting out, plus how to progress once you've got it.
Reviewer Long but covers everything correctly - good for a true beginner.
Moderator Extremely thorough setup-through-execution walkthrough: seat, pads, grip, lean angle, elbow drive, avoiding shrug, stopping point, repeated as a clean summary.
Reviewer Goes a level deeper than the basic guides - the top-stretch cue is a nice add.
Moderator Grip, thumbless-grip cue, elbow path, lean angle, avoiding pulling too low, controlled tension, and a deliberate top-of-rep shoulder-elevation stretch.
Reviewer Solid, complete, nothing missing for a first-timer.
Moderator Full setup-to-finish form guide: thigh pad, starting weight for beginners, hand placement, pull path, shoulder position, breathing.
Reviewer Good specific fix for the classic 'I feel this in my biceps' complaint.
Moderator Entirely about correcting the 'feel it in my arms' problem via scapular depression before the arm pull, plus lean angle and controlled eccentric with scapular protraction.
Reviewer Solid form demo with clear do's and don'ts.
Moderator Squarely about the wide grip lat pulldown - full setup, execution, and do's-and-don'ts demonstration.
Reviewer Good beginner coverage, just a bit wordy.
Moderator A full machine tutorial for someone who's never used it — pad setup, three grip variations (wide, reverse, one-arm), and basic cueing (chest up, squeeze shoulder blades, full range of motion). A bit rambly but the coverage is complete for a first-timer.
Reviewer Specific fixes, not vague cues - useful.
Moderator Directly structured around the most common lat pulldown errors - leaning back too far, pulling too low, thumb position, shoulder set.
Reviewer Correct and thorough - nothing fancy, just solid form.
Moderator Complete, standard lat pulldown form walkthrough - seat height, grip width, thumb position, shoulder set, pull path, controlled return.
Reviewer Technically excellent - explains exactly why each mistake kills the stimulus.
Moderator Squarely about a lat pulldown variant - the single-arm version - with a clear step-by-step setup and four named common mistakes.
Reviewer Great intro lesson - explains the why, not just the how.
Moderator Squarely about the lat pulldown - demonstrates the exercise live with a training partner, covers why it substitutes for pull-ups, grip variations (wide/close, over/underhand), and correct form checked from the side.
Reviewer Good progression from the simple version to the more advanced hip-driven version.
Moderator Straight-arm lat pulldown - technically a different but closely related pulling movement, well taught with a clear beginner vs 'pro' version distinction.
Reviewer Accurate, well-demoed pulldown coaching.
Moderator Squarely lat-pulldown form: hand width, scapular retraction, elbows to ribs, pull to upper chest, common mistakes.
Reviewer Good quick-fix video - tells you exactly what's wrong and how to correct it.
Moderator Squarely about lat pulldown form - the whole video is a common-mistakes correction (shrugging, elbow flare, scapula anchoring) for this exact exercise.
Reviewer Good technical cues, standard promo close.
Moderator Close-grip variation, same coach and format as similar videos in this batch - clear cues on scapular retraction and rib cage squeeze.
Reviewer Good once you've got the standard pulldown down and want a variation.
Moderator Close-grip lat pulldown - a specific grip variation rather than the standard movement, presented as an alternative once you already know the basics.
Reviewer Sharp, specific cues — good detail on lat pre-tension.
Moderator Tight, specific cueing for the wide-grip lat pulldown: torso lean angle, tightening lats/shoulder blades before each pull, pulling to top of chest with elbows out, controlled release.
Reviewer Solid teaching on a smart accessory variation, once you've got the basics down.
Moderator It's a lat pulldown variation -- single-arm seated cable pulldown -- not the standard bilateral version, but it's still teaching the pulldown movement pattern in depth: setup, scapular cues, isolation. Close enough to count as squarely on-topic, just a specific flavor of it.
Reviewer Handy variety pack of pulldown variations if your training has gotten stale.
Moderator Covers five lat pulldown variations (neutral grip, reverse grip, single arm, straight arm, wide reverse) with mistake-spotting throughout. Casual tone but decent substance.
Reviewer Good unilateral variation once bilateral pulldown feels easy.
Moderator Half-kneeling single-arm lat pulldown - a more advanced unilateral variation with its own setup logic and common mistakes.
Reviewer Simple cue that actually fixes a common mistake.
Moderator Straight down the middle — proper lat pulldown form in four steps, exactly the sub-skill on the label.
Reviewer Good cues on elbow path and the shoulder-roll mistake that kills the lats.
Moderator It's a lat pulldown variation (underhand grip) rather than the standard version, still squarely the same machine and pulling pattern, just a grip variant.
Reviewer Short and useful, good mobility tip.
Moderator Focused, on-topic instruction for the underhand/supinated lat pulldown variation — grip before sitting, torso lean based on shoulder mobility, pulling to the top of the sternum.
Reviewer Solid cues, messy delivery — worth it if you can follow along.
Moderator This is a live 1-on-1 coaching session on the lat pulldown — real cues get delivered (pinch shoulder blades, open the chest, straighten elbows before pulling, split stance to control an arch, chasing lower-trap engagement). The content is genuinely good but the delivery is chaotic banter and the ASR transcript is messy, so it's harder to follow as a stand-alone lesson than a scripted tutorial.
Reviewer Useful if your shoulders/elbows hurt on pulldowns - attachment matters.
Moderator About lat pulldown form and the specific fix of switching to a neutral-grip attachment plus arm angle - squarely the exercise, though weighted toward equipment choice rather than pure form.
Reviewer Tells you the variations exist, not how to do them right.
Moderator Covers three grip variations (wide, underhand, medium) for the same lift and what each emphasizes.
Reviewer Right cues, but skimmed - not much explanation behind them.
Moderator Covers grip width, leg pad fit, shoulders down, elbows in, controlled tempo - squarely lat pulldown form, just delivered as a casual skit.
Reviewer Decent primer, a bit more textbook than hands-on coaching.
Moderator On topic, opens with a clean definition of the lift and moves toward proper form. Squarely about the pulldown.
Reviewer Fine if you've genuinely never touched the machine, but you won't learn real technique from this.
Moderator Very basic 'how to use the machine' video - seat height, weight stack, sit down, pull. On-topic but extremely thin, no discussion of common mistakes or muscle engagement cues.
Reviewer Gets you started safely, but it's basic and one of the cues is a bit off from standard coaching.
Moderator Straight down the middle -- this is a lat pulldown demo, nothing else competing for attention. Seat height, grip, bar path, all lat pulldown.
Reviewer Sharp single cue, but shallow short-form.
Moderator Short on lat activation for pulldowns: rib and pelvis position, lengthen then load. Relevant to pulldown execution.
Reviewer Great pull-up coaching, genuinely useful.
Moderator Getting-your-first-pull-up guide. Lat pulldown is named as one accessory but the video deliberately downranks it; focus is pull-up negatives. Same muscle group, different movement.