Rope Straight-Arm Pulldown

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Rope Straight-Arm Pulldown — Cable Lats exercise demonstration
Rope Straight-Arm Pulldown — Cable Lats exercise demonstration
Body part
Back
Target
Lats
Equipment
Cable

Instructions

  1. 1Attach a rope to a high pulley and make your weight selection. Stand a couple feet back from the pulley with your feet staggered and take the rope with both hands. Lean forward from the hip, keeping your back straight, with your arms extended up in front of you. This will be your starting position.
  2. 2Keeping your arms straight, extend the shoulder to pull the rope down to your thighs.
  3. 3Pause at the bottom of the motion, squeezing your lats.
  4. 4Return to the starting position without allowing the weight to fully rest on the stack.

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