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Straight-Arm Pulldown

Cable pulldown with straight arms. Isolates the lats without your biceps taking over.

Type

isolation

Movement

pull

Difficulty

4/10

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Target Muscles

LatsTricepsCore

Equipment Needed

Cable MachineBar Attachment

How to Do It

  1. 1

    Stand facing a high pulley with a straight bar attached

  2. 2

    Grab the bar with straight arms at shoulder width

  3. 3

    Hinge forward slightly at the hips

  4. 4

    Pull the bar down in an arc to your thighs, keeping your arms straight

  5. 5

    Feel your lats squeeze at the bottom, then let the bar rise slowly

Tags

latscableisolation

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