Single Arm Side Straight Arm Lat Pulldown
Description
The single arm side straight arm lat pulldown is a unilateral lat isolation drill. Standing sideways to a high cable and pulling the handle down with a straight arm in a slight arc isolates the lat one side at a time.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Single Arm Side Straight Arm Lat Pulldown Instructions
- Set a cable handle at high height.
- Stand sideways to the cable with the working arm closer.
- Grab the handle with a slight elbow bend.
- Step back to set tension and stand tall.
- Brace the core and keep the chest up.
- Pull the handle down across the body to the hip.
- Squeeze the lat hard at the bottom.
- Return with control and continue for all reps then switch.
Single Arm Side Straight Arm Lat Pulldown Form & Visual
Single Arm Side Straight Arm Lat Pulldown Benefits
- Isolates the lat.
- Single arm focus exposes weakness.
- Trains the back without bicep involvement.
- Useful lat finisher.
- Builds back width.
Single Arm Side Straight Arm Lat Pulldown Muscles Worked
- Latissimus dorsi
- Teres major
- Triceps brachii
Single Arm Side Straight Arm Lat Pulldown Variations & Alternatives
- Straight Arm Pulldown
- Lat Pulldown
- Pullover
- Cable Crossover
