The straight arm pulldown trains the lats through a long range of motion and is helpful for people who have trouble feeling their backs work on conventional pulldown exercises.
Standing rope j pulldowns.
The straight arm rope pull down is a variation of the straight arm lat pull down performed using a cable stack machine and a rope grip.
It both stretches and contracts the muscles of the lats latissimus dorsi as well as providing additional activation to the.
In this case you perform the movement standing and keep your elbows locked out the entire time.
Stand facing a cable stack with a straight bar attached to the high pulley.
Like reverse grip pulldowns the straight arm version targets the lower lats.
It can either be performed in an athletic upright stance or slightly bent over.
I use a rope for pull downs however if.
Recorded on october 28 2010 using a flip video camcorder.
Begin with your arms extended with a slight.
Great upper back lat exercise.
What is the straight arm pulldown t he straight arm pulldown exercise is a variation of the classic lat pulldown.