Exercise Spotlight – Face Pull

The Face Pull is highly regarded as a magic pill or medicine for the shoulders. While this isn’t exactly true, it is a great exercise to help develop a strong upper back, balanced shoulders and keep those shoulder blade muscles moving well. Most gym programs are overloaded with pushing exercises so the Face Pull is a good exercise to integrate into everyone’s program to help balance out the demands of the shoulder. It is a very simple movement to do and will help you develop good control of the scapula which is the foundation for any movement through the shoulder.

Exercise Suitability:
Beginners: ✔️
Advanced: ✔️
 
What are the key technique points?

• Pull your shoulder blades down your back and together as you start the movement
• Keep your thumbs pointing down and elbows high as you perform the exercise
• Reach long through your elbows as you pull them out to the side
• Resist any momentum and try to hold the contraction for a second at the end before returning the weight under control

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