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Scapular Pull-up

Intermediate
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How to Do It

  1. Start by hanging from a pull-up bar with your palms facing away from you and your arms fully extended.
  2. Retract your shoulder blades by pulling them down and back.
  3. Engage your back muscles and pull your body up towards the bar, focusing on squeezing your shoulder blades together.
  4. Pause for a moment at the top of the movement, then slowly lower your body back down to the starting position.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Prescription

3Sets
10-15Reps
Rest interval60-90 sec

Body Part

Back

Equipment

Body Weight

Muscles Worked

PrimaryTraps
Secondary
BicepsRhomboidsRear Deltoids