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Standing Rope Pulldown

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Coach Notes

Coach Take

Lat-focused pull that teaches shoulder extension and control.

Make It Easier

Straight-Arm Pulldown

Level It Up

Slow Eccentric Standing Pulldown

Build Size

3-5 x 10-15, rest 45-75s

Build Control

2 x 15 clean reps

Attribute Breakdown

Muscle

Back / Arms

BACK-FOCUSED WORK TO BUILD PULLING STRENGTH AND CONTROL / DIRECT ARM ISOLATION TO BUILD BICEPS OR TRICEPS OUTPUT

Equipment

Cable

CABLE RESISTANCE FOR CONSTANT TENSION THROUGH RANGE

Movement

Pull

PULL ACTION: YOU DRAW THE LOAD TOWARD YOUR BODY

Pattern

Vertical

VERTICAL FORCE PATH WITH OVERHEAD OR PULLDOWN BIAS

Reps

6 12

MID-REP RANGE FOR SIZE, CONTROL, AND SOLID INTENSITY

Goal

Hypertrophy

PRIMARY GOAL IS MUSCLE GROWTH THROUGH VOLUME

Ego

Medium

MEDIUM EGO: BALANCED BETWEEN FORM AND PERFORMANCE