All exercises
Face pull
Balances all the pressing and keeps the shoulders healthy. Easy to add to any session.
- Starting point
- Muscles worked
- Rear shoulders, Upper back, Rotator cuff
- Equipment
- Cable machine, rope
How to do it
- 1
Set a rope on a cable at upper-chest height or higher.
- 2
Hold the rope with thumbs pointing back towards you and step back until the cable is tight.
- 3
Pull the rope towards your face, splitting it apart as it comes in.
- 4
Finish with your hands beside your ears and elbows high.
- 5
Return slowly to straight arms.
What to think about
- “Pull the rope apart”
- “Elbows high”
- “Show off your biceps at the end”
Common mistakes
- Leaning back to move more weight
- Elbows dropping into a row
- Rushing the reps