Pull · Regular
Band Face Pull
Pulling a band toward your face with elbows high, which strengthens the backs of your shoulders, your upper back and the small muscles that turn your arms outward.
Demo by Lena, an AI coach. Its start and end, as stills.
- Works
- rear delts, upper back; also shoulders
- Kit
- Band
- Dose
- 12 to 15 reps
It goes into the workout in progress at the Bench, as a new group in its main set.
Set up
Anchor a band at about head height, in a door anchor on the hinge side of a closed door or around a solid post. Hold one end in each hand with palms facing down and step back until it is taut.
While you move
- Elbows high and wide
- Pull the band toward your eyes
- Thumbs turn back at the end
- Slow on the way out
Avoid
- Letting your elbows drop below your shoulders
- Leaning back to pull
- Shrugging toward your ears