Banded pulldown

Sets, reps and RIR

Bands give the least resistance where you are strongest, so chase reps and control, not load.

RIR means reps in reserve: how many you could still have done when you racked it. RIR 2 is two short of failure.

Muscles worked

Primary: Lats.

Secondary: Biceps, Rotator cuff.

What it is called elsewhere

• Norsk Pulldown med strikk
• Svenska Latsdrag med gummiband
• Dansk Pulldown med elastik
• Deutsch Latzug mit Widerstandsband
• Español Jalón con banda elástica
• Italiano Lat machine con elastico
• Português Puxada com elástico
• Русский Тяга резинки сверху
• Français Tirage vertical avec élastique

Related back exercises

• Deadlift (barbell)
• Romanian deadlift (barbell)
• Barbell row
• Pendlay row
• T-bar row
• Shrugs (barbell)

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