Tip A Different Way to Do Pulldowns Search Skip to content Menu Menu follow us Store Articles Community Loyal-T Club Loyal-T Points Rewards Subscribe to Save Search Search The World s Trusted Source & Community for Elite Fitness Training Tip A Different Way to Do Pulldowns Finish off your back day with this unique variation for complete back development by Dani Shugart April 19, 2018August 18, 2019 Tags Back, Bodybuilding, Tips, Training A former coach used to have me do pulldowns on my knees with a narrow neutral grip, and I'm still doing them years later, but with a couple adjustments. A tip from Nick Tumminello inspired me to try these with a diagonal torso angle (instead of a completely upright torso), and that change actually made it a lot more effective. Kneeling Pulldown Diagonal Torso Leaning back forced me to have to sit down on a leg. So play around with the degree of your torso angle until you can get the tension where you want it. The second adjustment was putting one foot in front. You don't have to, but I've found that it helps me stay anchored on the ground a little better when I'm using more weight than my bodyweight. The kneeling pulldown will hit your back in a different way than the standard (not-from-the-floor) pulldown, but consider it supplemental rather than a priority. You'll probably want to do them at the end of your workout because you can't really load them quite as heavily as you might need to. There are two reasons for this: If you load it with too much more than your own bodyweight you'll need to fight gravity as your body tries to rise off the floor. That's why I keep one leg bent out in front. There's actually not enough weight in the stack. You'll notice that I'm using almost the entire stack. Trust me, that's not because I'm crazy strong. I can use the whole stack and, I suspect, that I'm able to do so because of the advantage you get by being on the floor instead of seated, the way you are with traditional pulldowns. So, if you're not a person who can use the entire stack on any cable exercise, you'll feel like a rock star doing this. And bonus – people who aren't familiar with this exercise might assume you're stronger than you really are when they see you using the whole stack, or anywhere near it. And I'm a fan of that. Get The T Nation Newsletters Don' t Miss Out Expert Insights To Get Stronger, Gain Muscle Faster, And Take Your Lifting To The Next Level related posts Training Sheiko Shakes Up Powerlifting Can a training system that breaks all the rules take your lifts to the next level? We test out the Sheiko method. Check it out. Powerlifting & Strength, Training Matt McGorry December 29 Training 4 Crazy Ways to Squat More Weight These brutal squat progressions will help you set a new PR fast. Just make sure your spleen doesn't pop out and fly across the room. Check 'em out. Powerlifting & Strength, Squat, Training Rob King August 25 Videos Tip Spider Curl Slow Negatives and Iso Holds This exercise allows you to train at a higher intensity, and higher intensity means greater stress, which means greater adaptation. Arms, Bodybuilding, Exercise Coaching, Tips Michael Warren July 6 Training Tip The Most Complete Biceps Exercise This curl variation nails every fiber of the biceps in one movement. Check it out. Arms, Bodybuilding, Tips, Training Alexander Nurse Bey December 2