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Strength exercises Β· Upper body

Band face-pull

Difficulty Isolation movements

How to perform it

Pull a band toward your face, spreading your arms wide. Targets the rear delts and mid traps, with help from the rhomboids. Differs from the cable face pull in the medium (band instead of cable), ideal for home or travel.

Equipment

  • Long resistance band (or set) / Mini resistance band (or set)Bodyweight

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: Isolation movements

1 family Β· 2 variationsDifficulty

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