Straight Arm Pulldown

Straight Arm Pulldown Instructions

• Attach either a rope or straight bar to the cable machine. 
• Set the attachment to the highest possible point.
• Face the machine and step back. Hinge at the hips and let your arms extend overhead.
• Elbows are slightly bent.
• Maintain a neutral spine and braced abs.
• You should be feeling a stretch in your lats with your arms extended.
• If using a rope handle, employ a neutral grip
• If using a straight bar, have your hands in a pronated position with an open grip and have the weight on the outer portion of your hands.
• Your spine is in a neutral position with your knees slightly bent.
• Initiate and control the movement by activating your lats and pulling the rope/bar towards your hips. 
• Your arms are passive during this exercise. You are not actively pulling with your bicep/triceps.
• Raise the rope/bar to the starting position overhead. 
• You should be feeling a stretch in your lats with your arms extended.
• Maintain this tension during the exercise.

*Tips*

• Maintain your starting body position throughout the exercise. The angle of your hip hinge should not change.
• You are not gripping the attachment with much tension. Your arms are an attachment point from your lats to the rope/cable.