Face Pull

Danish: Face pull

Movement pattern

Horizontal pull, Shoulder external rotation

Equipment

Cable machine

Main muscles

Trapezius (middle fibres), Deltoid (posterior part)

Also works

Infraspinatus, Trapezius (lower fibres), Rhomboid major, Rhomboid minor, Teres minor

Stabilisers

Biceps brachii (long head), Biceps brachii (short head)

Muscle groups

Back, Shoulders

Level

Beginner

Type

Compound, pull

Load

External load

Logged as

Reps

Related exercises

Opposing movement: Cable Overhead Press

Other names

German: Face Pulls · Spanish: Jalón a la Cara · French: Tirage à la face (Face pull)

wger: Facepull · free-exercise-db: Face Pull

Also called: Cable Facepull, Cable Rope Facepull, Cable Rope Rope Face Pull, Face Pull (Cable), Facepull (Cable), Rope Face Pull, Rope Face Pull (Cable), Rope Rope Face Pull (Cable)

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