Hominin · exercise
Scapular Pull-Up
Scapular Pull-Up is a beginner strength exercise. It works the traps, with help from the lats and middle back.
beginnerotherpull movementisolationstrength
- Main muscles
- traps
- Also works
- lats, middle back
How to do it
- Take a pronated grip on a pull-up bar.
- From a hanging position, raise yourself a few inches without using your arms. Do this by depressing your shoulder girdle in a reverse shrugging motion.
- Pause at the completion of the movement, and then slowly return to the starting position before performing more repetitions.
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General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).