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Straight-Arm Pulldown

Also called Lat prayer

CableIsolationEasy to learn
Front
Back
Primary Secondary

Works

Upper back & lats

Also triceps

You need

Cable station

Lat pulldown setup →Cable station setup →
How to do itPicture · 3 steps
  1. 1Hinge slightly, arms nearly straight
  2. 2Sweep the bar from eye level to your thighs
  3. 3Feel the lats, not the triceps

Most common mistake

Bending the elbows into a triceps pushdown.

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Research
80
Published rubric
Lifters
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0/10 ratings
Results
Soon
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How lifters rate itBe the first
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Why research scores it 80
Target tension · 35%4/5
Loaded stretch · 25%4/5
Progression · 20%4/5
Low cost · 20%5/5
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