Your most “joint friendly” upper pulling exercise? X Pulldown. The invention of the functional trainer was a game changer, particularly #jointfriendlytraining for upper body pulling exercises. I like to call the shoulder a spiral joint. The shoulder likes to move from internal rotation to external rotation and the independent handles allow you to both rotate and cross the body. Almost anyone can do this exercise pain free. PS- don’t complain about the lack of resistance, if you need more load you should probably be doing a chin-up variation PPS- also the dumbest idea ever is attaching a straight bar to two independent handles. 😂