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Rope Straight-Arm Pulldown
Rope Straight-Arm Pulldown is a beginner strength exercise using cable. It works the lats.
beginnercablepull movementisolationstrength
- Main muscles
- lats
How to do it
- Attach 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.
- Keeping your arms straight, extend the shoulder to pull the rope down to your thighs.
- Pause at the bottom of the motion, squeezing your lats.
- Return to the starting position without allowing the weight to fully rest on the stack.
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General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).