Ellipse Lat Pulldown - Olympic Back Machine with Elliptical Bar

In brief — Ellipse Lat Pulldown: dimensions 174 × 111 × 199 cm, weight 150 kg, brand Ellipse, distributed by Light In Fitness, price 1,650.00 € excl. VAT.

The Ellipse Lat Pulldown is a vertical pulling machine with an elliptical bar that allows several grip widths on the same movement. It measures 174 x 111 x 199 cm, weighs 150 kg and loads with Olympic plates. Light In Fitness supplies it at 1,650 EUR excluding VAT.

The pull-up that everyone can actually do

Most gym members cannot perform a pull-up, and the ones who can cannot perform enough of them to build the back. A lat pulldown makes the same vertical pulling pattern available at any load, from well below body weight to well above it, which is why it is the back station that gets used by the whole membership rather than by a fraction of it.

• Vertical pulling movement, load adjusted with Olympic plates
• Elliptical bar giving wide, medium and neutral hand positions
• Thigh restraint holding the user down against the pull
• Quick spring seat height adjustment

What the elliptical bar changes

A straight bar fixes the wrist and elbow angle at whatever the hand position dictates. The curved profile lets the hands sit wide with the forearms angled inward, or closer with the wrists neutral, and the change in grip alters which part of the back does the work: wide and pronated emphasises the lats through the outer range, narrow and neutral brings in the lower trapezius and the elbow flexors. One bar covers what usually takes two attachments.

Ellipse build standard

Pulleys are high-strength nylon, 105 x 20 mm, on sealed 6202RS bearings, which is what determines whether a pulldown feels smooth after three years of use. The finish is a two-pass powder coating with a clear top coat; frame and arm colours are specified at order. Upholstery is polyurethane foam under synthetic leather, and adjustment points are marked in yellow.

Specification

At 199 cm overall height, check the ceiling clearance in converted or basement rooms before ordering.

Frequently asked questions

How should the thigh pad be set?

Tight enough that the user cannot rise off the seat when the load is heavy, but not so tight that the thighs are compressed. If a member is lifting off the seat, the pad is wrong or the load is too heavy; both are worth correcting during induction because a user pulling themselves out of the seat is loading the lower back, not the lats.

Can it replace a pull-up bar in the specification?

It replaces the training function for most members, but not for those who want to train the pull-up itself, since holding body weight is a different skill. Clubs serving a calisthenics or functional audience normally install both.

What is the difference from a seated row?

Direction. The pulldown loads the lats in the vertical plane and emphasises their length; the row works horizontally and biases the mid-back and rhomboids. A back area with only one of the two trains half the muscle group.

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