IRIS HG-45 Lat Pulldown  (240 kg)

IRIS lat pulldown is an exercise, usually performed with a fixed weight machine, that works the Latissimus Dorsi or LAT muscles. Many gym weight training areas include a lat pulldown machine that helps users work and tone this muscle group through progressive resistance. Progressive resistance means adding weight to sets of repetitions in increments. The lat pulldown is great for strengthening the body to support a wide range of activities. The lat pulldown includes lowering the arms from an extended position above the head. Many might assume that the latissimus dorsi muscle group is in the arms because of how the lat pulldown exercise looks to observers. The "lats" are actually in the trunk or torso of the body. Some consider the latissimus dorsi part of the core muscle area that provides for overall body capacity. In a fixed-weight lat pulldown, the fitness participant sits on a seat. He or she then grabs a set of long handles several feet above the seat, so that the arms are extended.