Ellim is a free AI-powered personal coach and fitness app for iOS. It features an AI workout generator that creates personalized workout plans in seconds, a library of 3,500+ exercises, meal tracking with AI food recognition, comprehensive progress tracking, and pre-built workout routines.

How does the AI personal coach work?

Describe the workout you want in plain English — for example, "upper body strength workout" or "30-minute HIIT session." Ellim's AI personal coach instantly generates a complete workout plan with exercises, sets, reps, and rest periods, matched from our library of 3,500+ exercises.

Is Ellim free to use?

Yes, Ellim is completely free to use. Core features including the AI workout generator, exercise library, workout tracking, meal logging with food search and barcode scanning, and pre-built routines are available at no cost — no ads, no credit card required. AI food recognition from photos is available as a premium feature.

What types of exercises does Ellim include?

Ellim includes over 3,500 exercises across multiple categories including weight training, bodyweight exercises, stretching and flexibility routines, and cardio workouts. Each exercise comes with detailed instructions.

Can Ellim create personalized workout plans?

Yes, Ellim's AI personal coach creates fully personalized workout plans based on your goals, preferences, and workout history. You can also build custom routines manually or choose from 100+ pre-built workout programs.

Does Ellim track meals and nutrition?

Yes, Ellim includes a dedicated Meal tab for tracking your nutrition. You can search for foods, scan barcodes to add items instantly, or use AI-powered food recognition to identify what you're eating from a photo. Food search and barcode scanning are free, while AI photo recognition is a premium feature.

All Exercises

Band close grip pulldown

Perform a band close grip pulldown to effectively target your lats, rhomboids, and biceps.

Intermediate

Compound

Pull

1 min per set30s rest

Back

Band

Description

A resistance band exercise where you pull down the band with a close grip to engage your back and arm muscles.

How to Do Band close grip pulldown

1
Setup
Secure a resistance band to a sturdy anchor point overhead, ensuring it's high enough for full arm extension.
2
Setup
Stand or kneel directly facing the anchor, grasp the band with both hands using a close, pronated (palms facing down) grip, about shoulder-width apart or narrower.
3
Setup
Step back slightly to create tension, extend your arms fully overhead, and engage your core, keeping your chest up and a slight arch in your lower back.
4
Initiate the movement by pulling your elbows down and back towards your torso, squeezing your shoulder blades together until your hands reach chest level. Exhale as you pull.
5
Slowly and with control, allow the band to pull your arms back to the starting overhead position, resisting the tension throughout the entire eccentric phase. Inhale as you return.

Tips

Focus on driving your elbows down and back, actively engaging your lats and rhomboids as if trying to tuck your shoulder blades into your back pockets.
Maintain a stable torso throughout the movement; avoid excessive leaning back or using momentum to pull the band down.
Control the eccentric (return) phase by slowly allowing the band to pull your arms up, feeling the stretch in your lats and resisting the band's pull.
Keep your chest up and shoulders down, preventing your shoulders from shrugging towards your ears during the pull.

Common Mistakes

×Leaning back excessively or using body momentum to pull the band down reduces the target muscle engagement; keep your torso relatively upright and initiate the pull purely with your back muscles.
×Shrugging your shoulders towards your ears during the pull over-activates the upper traps and diminishes lat engagement; actively depress your shoulders away from your ears throughout the entire movement.
×Releasing the band too quickly on the eccentric phase loses valuable time under tension; control the band's ascent slowly, taking 2-3 seconds to return to the starting position.

Variations

Isolation

Band Knelling Lat Pulldown

Strengthen your back with the Band Kneeling Lat Pulldown. This effective exercise targets your lats, improving posture and upper body pulling strength

Intermediate

BackBand

Compound

Band Close Grip Row

Strengthen your back and biceps with the Band Close Grip Row. This effective exercise builds upper body pulling strength and improves posture.

Intermediate

BackInfraspinatusBand

Compound

Assisted Parallel Close Grip Pull up

Strengthen your back and biceps with the Assisted Parallel Close Grip Pull-up. This exercise uses a machine to help you pull your body up, focusing on lat

Intermediate

BackLeverage machine

Compound

Close Grip Pull-Up

Master the close grip pull-up to build a strong back and powerful biceps. This challenging bodyweight exercise effectively targets your lats for a wider,

Advanced

BackBody weight

Related Exercises

Isolation

Band Standing Straight Arm Pulldown

Target your lats, shoulders, and triceps with the Band Standing Straight Arm Pulldown.

Intermediate

BackBand

Compound

Band Assisted Muscle-up

Master the muscle-up with band assistance! Develop upper body strength, coordination, and technique to transition from a pull-up to a dip safely and

Advanced

BackBand

Compound

Supinated Narrow Grip Pull-up

Master the supinated narrow grip pull-up to build powerful lats and biceps. This challenging bodyweight exercise enhances upper body strength and muscle

Advanced

BackBody weight