Back exercise

Rope Straight Arm Pulldown

Shoulder extension with straight arms and a rope, for the lats.

How to do the Rope Straight Arm Pulldown

4 steps, in the order you do them.

Grab the rope on the high cable and take a step back with your torso slightly leaned forward.
With your arms almost straight, bring the rope down in an arc to your thighs, separating your hands at the end.
Squeeze your lats for one second.
Raise it with control to eye level.

What goes wrong most often when you do the Rope Straight Arm Pulldown, and how to fix it.

You keep your hands together at the bottom and don't take advantage of the rope.
When you reach your thighs, spread the ends of the rope and bring your hands to the sides of your hips.
You stand right against the pulley and the cable is almost vertical.
Take one or two steps back so the cable pulls on a diagonal and loads your lats from above.
Your elbows bend midway and your triceps takes over.
Keep your arms nearly straight through the whole arc. If you can't, lower the pulley load.