Banded straight-arm 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: Triceps, Abs.

What it is called elsewhere

• Norsk Rettarms pulldown med strikk
• Svenska Rakarmspulldown med gummiband
• Dansk Strakarms pulldown med elastik
• Deutsch Überzüge mit Widerstandsband
• Español Pullover con banda elástica (brazo recto)
• Italiano Pullover a braccia tese con elastico
• Português Pullover com elástico (braços estendidos)
• Русский Тяга резинки прямыми руками
• Français Pullover bras tendus (élastique)

Related back exercises

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

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