{
  "$schema": "https://openexercise.org/schema/v0/exercise.json",
  "aliases": [
    {
      "text": "V-Bar Pulldown",
      "kind": "common"
    },
    {
      "text": "Close-Grip V-Bar Pulldown",
      "kind": "common"
    },
    {
      "text": "Close-Grip Lat Pulldown",
      "kind": "common"
    },
    {
      "text": "V-Handle Pulldown",
      "kind": "common"
    }
  ],
  "anatomy": {
    "muscles": [
      {
        "muscle": "latissimus-dorsi",
        "role": "prime-mover"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "teres-major",
        "role": "prime-mover"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "biceps-brachii",
        "role": "synergist"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "brachialis",
        "role": "synergist"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "rhomboids",
        "role": "synergist"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "trapezius-lower",
        "role": "synergist"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "deltoid-posterior",
        "role": "synergist"
      }
    ],
    "joints": [
      {
        "joint": "glenohumeral",
        "actions": [
          "extension",
          "adduction"
        ]
      },
      {
        "joint": "elbow",
        "actions": [
          "flexion"
        ]
      },
      {
        "joint": "scapulothoracic",
        "actions": [
          "downward-rotation",
          "depression",
          "retraction"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "classification": {
    "modalities": [
      "hypertrophy",
      "strength"
    ],
    "movement_patterns": [
      "vertical-pull",
      "pull"
    ],
    "mechanics": "compound",
    "force": "pull",
    "kinetic_chain": "open",
    "laterality": "bilateral",
    "planes": [
      "sagittal",
      "frontal"
    ],
    "contraction": [
      "dynamic"
    ],
    "level": "beginner"
  },
  "equipment": {
    "required": [
      [
        "cable",
        "selectorized-machine"
      ]
    ]
  },
  "external_ids": {
    "wger": "695"
  },
  "id": "oec:v-bar-lat-pulldown",
  "instructions": {
    "setup": [
      "Attach a V-bar (close-grip triangle handle) to the high pulley of a lat pulldown station.",
      "Adjust the thigh pads so your legs are securely anchored with feet flat on the floor.",
      "Grasp the handles with a neutral grip and sit down, securing your thighs beneath the pads with arms fully extended overhead and chest lifted."
    ],
    "steps": [
      "Initiate the pull by depressing and retracting your shoulder blades, leaning back slightly through the hips without hyperextending your lower back.",
      "Drive your elbows down and back, pulling the V-bar toward your upper chest.",
      "Pause briefly at the bottom while contracting your lats.",
      "Slowly reverse the movement, extending your arms and allowing your shoulder blades to elevate to a full stretch at the top."
    ],
    "breathing": "Exhale as you pull the handle down to your chest; inhale as you return the weight smoothly to the starting position.",
    "cues": [
      "Drive your elbows down to your pockets.",
      "Puff your chest up to meet the handle.",
      "Control the stretch at the top without letting the stack slam."
    ],
    "common_faults": [
      {
        "fault": "Excessive torso swing and leaning too far back to heave the weight down.",
        "correction": "Keep your torso relatively fixed with only a slight natural backward lean of about ten to fifteen degrees."
      },
      {
        "fault": "Cutting the range of motion short at the top.",
        "correction": "Allow your arms to fully extend and shoulder blades to elevate for a deep stretch on the lats between repetitions."
      },
      {
        "fault": "Pulling primarily with the arms and rolling shoulders forward at the bottom.",
        "correction": "Lead with scapular depression and focus on driving through the elbows rather than curling with the biceps."
      }
    ],
    "safety": {
      "precautions": [
        "Ensure the thigh pads are locked firmly over your legs before starting the set."
      ],
      "spotter": "not-needed"
    }
  },
  "measurement": {
    "load": {
      "convention": "weight-stack",
      "implements": 1,
      "kind": "external"
    },
    "profiles": [
      {
        "required": [
          "reps",
          "load"
        ],
        "optional": [
          "rpe",
          "tempo"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "records": {
      "e1rm": true,
      "volume": true
    },
    "reps_counted": "total"
  },
  "name": "V-Bar Lat Pulldown",
  "previous_ids": [
    "oec:v-bar-pulldown"
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "generated": [
      "/name",
      "/summary",
      "/classification",
      "/anatomy",
      "/equipment",
      "/measurement",
      "/instructions",
      "/setup",
      "/relations"
    ],
    "license": "CC-BY-SA-4.0",
    "review": {
      "status": "machine-generated",
      "model": "gemini-3.8-flash",
      "at": "2026-10-31"
    },
    "sources": [
      {
        "title": "wger: V-Bar Pulldown",
        "url": "https://wger.de/en/exercise/695/view-base",
        "license": "CC-BY-SA-4.0",
        "author": "apeschel"
      }
    ]
  },
  "relations": [
    {
      "type": "variation-of",
      "target": "oec:cable-lat-pulldown"
    },
    {
      "type": "substitute-for",
      "target": "oec:cable-neutral-grip-lat-pulldown"
    },
    {
      "type": "substitute-for",
      "target": "oec:close-grip-lat-pulldown"
    },
    {
      "type": "regression-of",
      "target": "oec:neutral-grip-pull-up"
    }
  ],
  "setup": {
    "grip": {
      "orientation": "neutral",
      "width": "narrow"
    },
    "load_position": "overhead",
    "position": "seated",
    "range": "full"
  },
  "status": "active",
  "summary": "A seated vertical pulling exercise using a close neutral V-bar attachment to target the latissimus dorsi and upper back."
}