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Strength exercises Β· Upper body

Cable face pull

Difficulty Horizontal pulls

How to perform it

Pull the cable from the pulley toward your face, spreading your arms wide. Targets the rear delts and mid traps, with help from the rhomboids. Builds shoulder health and stability, a good counterbalance to pressing.

Equipment

  • Cable machineMachine

Muscles worked

Muscles and artwork credits
  • Mid and lower traps
  • Rear delts
  • Rhomboids (not on the surface map)

Artwork: Ryan Graves, CC BY 4.0, modified

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Face pulls

Exercise family Β· pattern: Horizontal pulls

1 family Β· 2 variationsDifficulty

Difficulty describes how demanding the execution is. It is not a recommended training order.