The straight arm rope pull down is a variation of the straight arm lat pull down performed using a cable stack machine and a rope grip.
Standing rope j pulldowns.
Begin with your arms extended with a slight.
Like reverse grip pulldowns the straight arm version targets the lower lats.
Stand facing a cable stack with a straight bar attached to the high pulley.
This is one of my favorite exercises that targets the upper middle and lower back muscles if done with proper form.
Recorded on october 28 2010 using a flip video camcorder.
Standing lat pulldown.
In this case you perform the movement standing and keep your elbows locked out the entire time.
It both stretches and contracts the muscles of the lats latissimus dorsi as well as providing additional activation to the.
I use a rope for pull downs however if.
It can either be performed in an athletic upright stance or slightly bent over.
Grasp the bar with a shoulder width grip and step back a foot or two so the weight doesn t rest on the stack.