Close Grip Lat Pulldown
The close grip lat pulldown is a pulldown for the upper back (lats and rhomboids), done on a cable machine. It also works the biceps. On weyt.ai it counts toward Balance as Back (minimum 10 sets per 30 days) and toward your 12-week strength trend at the weight you log.
At a glance
| Muscle group | Upper Back |
|---|---|
| Primary muscles | upper back (lats and rhomboids) |
| Secondary muscles | biceps |
| Equipment | Cable Machine |
| Logged as | Reps per set |
| Strength scoring | Counts as a lift |
| Balance group | Back · minimum 10 sets per 30 days |
| Strength standards | none (standards exist for barbell and dumbbell lifts with published norms) |
How weyt.ai scores it
- Balance: every logged set counts toward the Back group, which needs at least 10 sets per 30 days for full credit.
- Strength: counts as a lift. Your best working set each session feeds a best lift estimate (an estimated one-rep max) per lift, read over 12 weeks on the Strength screen.
- Routine: any session that includes it counts toward your weekly target, the 4-week consistency window and your streak.
Scoring is plain arithmetic, not AI: the same sets always give the same result. Read the method on the about page.
Also called
close grip pulldown, v grip pulldown, v bar pulldown, neutral grip pulldown
Log it under any of these names and weyt.ai files it under the same exercise, so your history never splits across spellings.
Related back exercises
- Lat Pulldown
- Wide Grip Lat Pulldown
- Reverse Grip Lat Pulldown
- Straight-Arm Pulldown
- Single-Arm Lat Pulldown
- Resistance Band Lat Pulldown
Everything else that counts as back
Bent Over Barbell Row · Pendlay Row · Underhand Barbell Row · T-Bar Row · Single-Arm Dumbbell Row · Dumbbell Bent-Over Row · Dumbbell Rear Delt Row · Incline Dumbbell Row · Renegade Row · Seated Cable Row · Standing Cable Row · Single-Arm Cable Row · Machine Row · Inverted Row · Resistance Band Row · Kettlebell Row · Pull-Up · Chin-Up · Weighted Pull-Up · Assisted Pull-Up · Cable Pullover · Dumbbell Pullover · Cable Face Pull · Band Face Pull · Band Pull-Apart · Back Extension · Superman · Reverse Hyperextension · Barbell Shrug · Dumbbell Shrug · Rack Pull · Farmer's Walk · Barbell Deadlift · Trap Bar Deadlift · Dumbbell Deadlift · Dumbbell Suitcase Deadlift · Kettlebell Deadlift · Ski Erg · Rowing Erg · Sled Pull · Chest-Supported T-Bar Row · Meadows Row · Barbell Seal Row · Smith Machine Row · Machine Pullover · Neutral-Grip Pull-Up · Negative Pull-Up · Muscle-Up · Scapular Pull-Up · Prone Y Raise · Cable Shrug · Smith Machine Shrug · Machine Back Extension · Snatch-Grip Deadlift · Deficit Deadlift · Trap Bar Carry · Swim