To avoid injury when completing the lat pull down make sure that you stand up tall and do not lean back and never try to pull the bar down using your forearms.
![Physical instructor lat pull down technique](https://cd.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/rnweb/images/fitness/video-previews/videoposter-latpulldown.jpg?h=551&iar=0&w=980&rev=b84d0651be514f01a44e25d835baf98a&hash=B2BA81EF50F09AA3C51AC8DE7A3065B5)
- Step 1
- Step 2
![get fit to join royal marines lat pull down step one](https://cd.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/rnweb/images/fitness/steps/marines_latpulldown_1.jpg?h=355&iar=0&w=316&rev=a95f4e17828d4f8abda0597e5097d3be&hash=5C76C43A01F18F9E4B863D9DA0F84A6D)
To avoid injury when completing the lat pull down make sure that you stand up tall and do not lean back and never try to pull the bar down using your forearms.