Elitefts™ Advisor and Owner of Mountain Dog Training and Nutrition John Meadows performs incline bench straight-arm pull downs with assistance from elitefts™ CEO and Founder Dave Tate.
The Setup:
- Set the bench up so it is facing away from the cable stack.
- This is done the same way as a standing straight arm pull down, except your chest is against a 0-90 Incline Bench.
- It locks the body in so there is no swing to help start the motion.
- The arms have to work around the bench, this causes the elbows to be pointed out more and creates a better position for the lats to work.
- Use 2 second tempo on the concentric portion of the movement so it is not rushed and be conscious to squeeze and contract the lats hard throughout the whole movement.
- Squeeze for 1 second in the contracted position.
