Guard Fit Challenge – Video: Inside the Exercise - Lat Pull-Down Alternate
Three athletes, SGT Jeremy White, SGT Courtney Zablocki, and SGT Vikram Mittal, are shown doing lat pull downs using a resistance band. A graphic transition is made to an introduction screen that says “Inside the Exercise: Lat Pull-Down Alternate.”
After a quick transition, Courtney is shown directly addressing the camera, standing at a lat pull-up station.
Courtney: This is an alternate to a lat pull-down machine. This also works your back and your bicep muscles. What you’ll want to do is put a band above your head and then you’ll grab the band…
The video cuts to Vikram at the lat pull-up station, reaching overhead for the resistance band.
Courtney:…with your palms facing in.
The camera focuses in on Vikram’s hands as he reaches for the resistance band,
Courtney: You’ll want to bring down your arms with your elbows close into your body and your feet shoulder-width apart.
The camera focuses in on Vikram’s face as he performs the exercise.
Courtney: Make sure you’re staring straight ahead and your back is flat.
The video cuts to Jeremy performing the exercise.
Jeremy: You know these alternate exercises are really good if you’re just starting out for the first time lifting weights. It allows you to develop the neural connections in the muscles, just to get used to the movement…
The video cuts to a close-up of Jeremy’s hands as he performs the exercise, and then pans down to show him from the chest up.
Jeremy:…so you could advance on to free weight. I want to get about a solid 12, but if you don’t have that tense of a band…
The video cuts to Vikram performing the exercise.
Jeremy:…then you can keep going.
The camera focuses in on Vikram as he performs the exercise, then concludes as a graphic transition is made on the screen that says “Inside the Exercise: Lat Pull-Down Alternate.”