Exercise Guide

Scapular Pull-Up

intermediate
Exercise Visual

Scapular Pull-Up

Traps Body Weight

intermediate

Category

back

Body Part

back

Equipment

body weight

Target

traps

Instructions

  1. 1

    Start by hanging from a pull-up bar with your palms facing away from you and your arms fully extended.

  2. 2

    Retract your shoulder blades by pulling them down and back.

  3. 3

    Engage your back muscles and pull your body up towards the bar, focusing on squeezing your shoulder blades together.

  4. 4

    Pause for a moment at the top of the movement, then slowly lower your body back down to the starting position.

  5. 5

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles

BicepsTrapsRhomboidsRear Deltoids