Resistance Band Shoulder Adduction
Description
Resistance band shoulder adduction is a lat isolation exercise where you anchor a band overhead, grip it with one hand, and pull your arm straight down to your side. The movement isolates the lats through shoulder adduction without involving the biceps, similar to a straight-arm pulldown.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Resistance Band Shoulder Adduction Instructions
- Anchor a resistance band at a high point overhead.
- Stand to one side of the anchor. Grip the band with your right hand, arm extended overhead.
- Stand tall. Brace your core.
- Pull your right arm straight down to your side against the band tension.
- Keep your arm straight throughout (slight elbow bend only).
- Squeeze your lat at the bottom when your arm is at your side.
- Slowly let the band pull your arm back overhead.
- Complete reps on one side, then switch.
Resistance Band Shoulder Adduction Form & Visual
Resistance Band Shoulder Adduction Benefits
- Isolates the lats through shoulder adduction
- Minimal bicep involvement
- Constant band tension throughout
- Highly portable
- Easy to scale
- Useful for lat activation or isolation
Resistance Band Shoulder Adduction Muscles Worked
- Latissimus dorsi (primary)
- Teres major
- Pectoralis major (lower fibers)
- Core (stabilizer)
Resistance Band Shoulder Adduction Variations & Alternatives
- Band Straight-Arm Pulldown
- Cable Straight-Arm Pulldown
- Band Seated Row
- Cable Shoulder Adduction
- Single-Arm Band Pullover
