Straight Arm Lat Pulldown (Cable)
Trains the lats. You need a machine. None of our programs use it yet, but you can add it to any session you build.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
In the programs
None of our programs use the Straight Arm Lat Pulldown (Cable)
It is in the app, so you can add it to any session and log it like anything else. It is just not written into one of our 50 free programs. If you want a lats exercise that is, there are 7 on the Lats page.
Muscles worked
What Straight Arm Lat Pulldown (Cable) trains
Technique
How to do the Straight Arm Lat Pulldown (Cable)
- Stand facing the cable machine with a straight bar attached to the high pulley. Grasp the bar with both hands, palms facing down, and place your hands shoulder-width apart.
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, lean your torso slightly forward and keep your back straight and a slight bend in your knees. Extend your arms fully in front of you at shoulder height.
- Pull the bar down towards your thighs, keeping your arms straight throughout the movement.
- Slowly return the bar to the starting position with control, bringing it back to shoulder height. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Keep your arms straight throughout the exercise to target the middle back muscles.
- Focus on engaging your lats and core during the movement.
- Exhale as you pull the bar down and inhale as you return it to the starting position.
Substitutes
Swap Straight Arm Lat Pulldown (Cable) for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Straight Arm Lat Pulldown (Cable) for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.