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Illustration of the Band Straight-Arm Pulldown: Straight arms, drive the hands to the thighs, hold the bottom for two.
isolation · Vertical Pull

Band Straight-Arm Pulldown

Band Straight-Arm Pulldown is an isolation vertical pull movement for lats, using Tube Bands. It also works triceps. 3 sets of 15-25, 1 min rest.

Primary muscle
Lats
Equipment
Tube Bands
Difficulty
Beginner
Sets and reps
3 × 15-25
Rest
45s
Force
pull

How to do it

  1. 1
    Set up

    Band anchored overhead, one end in each hand, arms out in front.

  2. 2
    The cue that matters

    Straight arms, drive the hands to the thighs, hold the bottom for two.

  3. 3
    Work it

    3 sets of 15-25, resting about 1 minute between them.

Muscles worked

Lats does most of the work. Triceps take the rest.