Back · Leverage Machine
Lever Reverse Grip Lat Pulldown
How to do the lever reverse grip lat pulldown, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Leverage Machine
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- VerticalPull
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Sit at a leverage lat pulldown machine and grip the handles with an underhand, shoulder-width grip. Pull the handles down to your upper chest by driving your elbows down and back, squeezing your lats, then return with control to a full stretch.
- 1Your lats driving the pull as your elbows tuck down and back
- 2Shoulder blades pulling down to start each rep
- 3A strong squeeze at the bottom and a controlled stretch on the way up
Common mistakes
- Do not lean back and swing to move the load
- Avoid shrugging your shoulders up at the start of the pull
- Do not pull with your biceps alone; lead with your back
Muscles worked
The lever reverse grip lat pulldown mainly works the lats and biceps, with the forearms, lower traps, mid traps, upper abs, and rear delts assisting.
- LatsPrimary
- BicepsPrimary
- ForearmsSupport
- Lower TrapsSupport
- Mid TrapsSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Rear DeltsSupport
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Last reviewed June 2026.