FitNessieHow to do it
- Attach a straight bar to the low pulley, face the stack and grip the bar just outside your thighs.
- Stand tall with straight arms and the bar resting against the front of your thighs.
- Drive your shoulders straight up toward your ears as high as you can.
- Hold the top for a moment.
- Lower slowly until your shoulders are back down and stretched.
Key cues
- Straight arms
- Shoulders to the ears
- Pause at the top
- Lower slowly
- Head and legs still
Common mistakes
- Swinging the body to move the bar
- Bending the elbows to lift the weight
- Using so much weight that you can't hold the top
- Cutting the lowering short
Muscles worked
- Primary
- Traps
- Secondary
- Upper back and forearms
Equipment
Cable machine and straight bar.
