Straight-arm cable pulldown
- Basic
- Cable
Straight arms: sweep the bar to your thighs
Muscles worked
- Primary:
- Back
How to do it
- Facing a high cable, hold the bar or rope with nearly straight arms and a slight forward lean.
- Sweep the bar down towards your thighs in an arc without bending your elbows.
- Return under control until you feel the lats stretch.
Common mistakes
- Bending the elbows and turning it into a triceps pushdown.
- Rocking your torso up and down.
Tips
- Great for feeling your lats before rows and pulldowns.
- Squeeze the lats for a second at the bottom.