Scapular Pull-Up
Back · Bodyweight · Intermediate
How to do it
- Start by hanging from a pull-up bar with your palms facing away from you and your arms fully extended.
- Retract your shoulder blades by pulling them down and back.
- Engage your back muscles and pull your body up towards the bar, focusing on squeezing your shoulder blades together.
- Pause for a moment at the top of the movement, then slowly lower your body back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Muscles worked
Primary: Traps
Secondary: Biceps, Rhomboids, Rear Deltoids
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