Straight-Arm Pulldown.
Pull a cable down to your thighs with straight arms. Targets the back.
How to do it
- Standing at a high pulley. Bar at arm's length above you.
- Slight bend in elbows. Pull the bar down to your thighs in an arc.
- Return under control.
Form cues
- Soft bend in the elbows — keep it
- Pull the bar down to your thighs in an arc
- Squeeze lats hard at the bottom