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Old 06-17-2008, 05:13 PM   #31 (permalink)
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I don't have a machine for doing the face pulls. Would a lat bar pulldown machine work if I leaned back and pulled the bar towards my face instead of my chest/shoulders?

here's what you can do....find yourself a v-bar. then, attach it to the lat pull down machine.

then, stand back, put one leg on the seat to support yourself and do the face pull while standing up. do a higher number of reps like 10-15 and use a lighter weight because the idea is not to move a lot of weight on this exercise...the goal is to do it with minimal body movement. the only thing which should be moving are your arms as they pull the v-bar towards your face. don't rock or bend your back. keep it at a fixed angle thoughout the set.

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Old 06-17-2008, 07:00 PM   #32 (permalink)
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^^I prefer to use a rope rather than a V-Bar, but good advice nonetheless.

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^^^ oh yeah a rope works wonders too. i actually like a v-bar but every so often i do switch it up and use a rope. thanks for brining this up, kane....im gonna use the rope next time

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Then I'll be switching to the v-bar tomorrow. Haven't ever used that for face pulls before.

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