The rope straight-arm pulldown trains the lats through a long range of motion, and is helpful for people who have trouble feeling their backs work on conventional pulldown exercises. Cable movements provide constant tension throughout the entire movement. Using cables allows you to work both the concentric and eccentric portions of the exercise. More tension equals more muscle activation.

PPL Push Day Chest Movement ◦ Incline/Regular bench Press ◦ Incline/Regular Dumbbell chest Press ◦ Or Chest Machine that targets Upper chest or Mid Chest   ◦ Chest fly variants   Shoulders ◦ Dumbbell Shoulder Press ◦ Barbell shoulder Press ◦ Or Shoulder Press machine Variant   Shoulder later raises  Triceps ◦ Tricep pulldowns ◦ Dips or Dip machine Variant   Pull Day Back ◦ Cable rows ◦ Lat Pulldowns ◦ Or Back Machines Variants ◦ Straight arm pull downs   …

LATS - STRAIGHT ARM PULLDOWN

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