Cable Lat Pulldown Full Range of Motion Alternative
12 substitute exercises that target the same muscles
Cable Reverse-Grip Straight Back Seated High Row
Cable Rope Crossover Seated Row
Ring Wide-Grip Inverted Row on Floor
Suspended Row
Inverted Row
Chin-Ups (Narrow Parallel Grip)
Cable Low Seated Row
Close-Grip Chin-Up
Chin-Up (Isometric & Negative)
Lever Assisted Standing Chin-Up
Cable Seated Supine Grip Row
Pull-Up
Criteria used to find exercise alternatives
Same target muscles
We rank alternatives highest when their primary muscles exactly match. i.e: same target muscle, different movement.
Full muscle overlap
Secondary muscles and synergists are scored too, keeping the overall movement pattern close to the original lift.
Equipment considered
Equipment overlap nudges similar-kit options up the list. But we include different-equipment alternatives too so you're never stuck.
What the Cable Lat Pulldown Full Range of Motion trains
Primary Latissimus Dorsi
Secondary Biceps Brachii Brachialis Rhomboids