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Straight-Arm Pulldown

Lat isolation with straight arms on the cable.

Straight-Arm Pulldown: correct exercise technique

Benefits

  • Teaches you to feel the lats
  • Good finisher without biceps fatigue

How to do it

  1. Hinge slightly, arms almost straight
  2. Sweep the bar down to the thighs
  3. Keep the ribs down

Common mistakes

  • Bending the elbows into a pushdown
  • Using momentum

Starting prescription

sets
3
reps
12–15
Rest
60 s
Reps in reserve
1
Load step
2.5 kg

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