Cable Straight Arm Pulldown
Gym Exercise Card
Equipment
The cable straight arm pulldown targets the muscles in the back, especially the latissimus dorsi. It is effective for improving back definition and strength, and involves pulling a cable with straight arms from overhead to the thighs.
How to do it
- Attach a straight bar to a high pulley of a cable machine.
- Stand facing the machine with feet shoulder-width apart.
- Grip the bar with outstretched arms and a shoulder-width grip.
- Pull the bar down towards your thighs, keeping arms straight.
- Slowly return to starting position and repeat.
Muscles worked
Primary Latissimus Dorsi
Secondary Deltoid Posterior Teres Major Triceps Brachii
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