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cable isolation Activity intensity • Moderate
✓ knee safe
✓ shoulder safe
✓ lower back safe
✓ wrist safe
Straight-Arm Cable Lat Pulldown
Primary Muscles: lats
Secondary Stabilisers: teres major, triceps, core
DEFAULT REP RANGE
12-15 reps
INTERVAL REST TARGET
75s
DIFFICULTY
beginner
Biomechanical Coaching Cues
- Stand a step back from a high pulley with a rope or straight bar attachment.
- Hinge slightly at the hips and keep your elbows unlocked at a fixed 10 degree angle.
- Sweep the bar down in an arc to your thighs using pure lat contraction.
- Control the ascent until your arms are overhead in line with your torso.