Progression ladder for the Rope Straight-arm Pulldown

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

Easier and harder steps around the Rope Straight-arm Pulldown

These are the substitutes for the Rope Straight-arm Pulldown, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps (6)

  1. Cable Pushdown (Straight Arm)

    • Intermediate
    • Cable
    • Lats
  2. Barbell Decline Bent Arm Pullover

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Lats
  3. Barbell Decline Wide-grip Pullover

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Lats
  4. Assisted Standing Pull-up

    • Beginner
    • Lever
    • Lats

Where you are now

Rope Straight-arm Pulldown

Rope Straight-arm Pulldown

  • Intermediate
  • Cable
  • Lats

Harder steps (6)

  1. Straight-arm Pulldown

    Straight-arm Pulldown

    • Intermediate
    • Cable
    • Lats
  2. Lever Pullover

    • Intermediate
    • Lever
    • Lats
  3. Cable Lat Pulldown Full Range Of Motion

    • Intermediate
    • Cable
    • Lats
  4. Full Range-of-motion Lat Pulldown

    Full Range-of-motion Lat Pulldown

    • Intermediate
    • Cable
    • Lats
  5. Wide-grip Lat Pulldown

    Wide-grip Lat Pulldown

    • Intermediate
    • Cable
    • Lats
  6. Cable Lateral Pulldown With V-bar

    • Intermediate
    • Cable
    • Lats

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