Lats · Machine

Straight Arm Lat Pulldown (Cable)

Back exercise with a machine. Works the back and triceps.

Lats Machine Weights

The same demo you get in the app. Tap any exercise there for its stats and history.

How to do it

Straight Arm Lat Pulldown (Cable), step by step

  1. 01

    Attach a straight bar to a high cable pulley and grip it overhand at shoulder width.

  2. 02

    Stand a step back with your arms straight out in front at about shoulder height.

  3. 03

    Hinge forward very slightly and keep a small fixed bend in your elbows.

  4. 04

    Push the bar down in an arc until it reaches your thighs, using your lats.

  5. 05

    Let it rise slowly back to shoulder height, keeping your arms straight throughout.

Straight Arm Lat Pulldown (Cable) in Trainlike

Your next weight is already set.

Log this lift and Trainlike reads your sets against your best. Close out your rep range and the next workout opens with the weight moved up.

Come up short and it eases back by the real distance your sets showed, then climbs again as soon as you do. Every verdict opens the receipt: the number you had to beat and the sets that beat it.

+5 LBSMATCH YOUR BESTEASING BACK −5 LBS

How verdicts work in the user guide.

Train it, get it graded.

Log the Straight Arm Lat Pulldown (Cable) in Trainlike and every workout comes back with a grade, the evidence, and your next target.

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First three workouts free, insights included.