High Rope Pull To Face

Great for improving shoulder mobility and strengthening stabilizer muscles.

High rope pull to face.

If you simply load up a bunch of weight here and start explosively yanking the rope back using poor technique and a lot of momentum not only are you going to greatly decrease the effectiveness of the exercise by involving your lower back but you could very easily hurt your shoulders in the process. Here s what you should do. This variation is identical to the standing cable rope face pull but you re seated instead. Face pull exercise instructions.

To perform cable face pulls you will need the cable machine and the rope. Tim mccomsey is a certified personal trainer and registered dietitian. The standing face pull is an isolation exercise primarily targeting the rear deltoids traps and upper back. Grasp both ends of the rope with a pronated overhand grip.

The typical gym rat performs face pulls so poorly it s a miracle they don t injure themselves further. Set up the seat in front of the cable pulley and perform the exercise with a rope the same as you would if standing. Follow these guidelines to ensure safe exercise technique. He is an all natur.

The face pull is the first component of this two exercise combination. He has has been helping others with their fitness goals since 2001. For the face pull we ll start by setting up a rope attachment on a cable in a high position or if you re training at home you can anchor a band to something high. Attach a rope to a pulley station set at about chest level.

Cable face pull is a very safe exercise but only if performed properly. Seated rope face pull. The face pull is not a power exercise and it certainly isn t an ego lift. You can do this trapezius exercise standing or seated.

Adds size to the rear delts traps and upper back muscles. The face pull which is also referred to as a high row rope pull and rear delt pull is an intermediate level exercise according to the american council on exercise.