What is the straight arm pulldown t he straight arm pulldown exercise is a variation of the classic lat pulldown.
Standing rope j pulldowns.
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Begin with your arms extended with a slight.
It can either be performed in an athletic upright stance or slightly bent over.
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.
Like reverse grip pulldowns the straight arm version targets the lower lats.
Stand facing a cable stack with a straight bar attached to the high pulley.
It both stretches and contracts the muscles of the lats latissimus dorsi as well as providing additional activation to the.
I use a rope for pull downs however if.
Standing lat pulldown.
Grasp the bar with a shoulder width grip and step back a foot or two so the weight doesn t rest on the stack.
In this case you perform the movement standing and keep your elbows locked out the entire time.