The primary reason for the acquisition of this machine was because it was a favorite of Phil Health – arguably the greatest Mr. Olympia, with the best back of all-time. One of the best features of a good accessory machine is variability. This Atlantis machine has three different handles, which allows three different spots in the back to be trained. The neutral grip handles targets the traps and middle of the back. The middle handles are slanted and focus on the lats. The top handles distribute the work most evenly across the upper back, in comparison to the other handles, and allows for the most weight to be moved. Since you’re seated you can pick your feet off the ground and make this a very strict movement for upper back isolation. This is what we liek to do.