# Face Pull

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/face-pull

Also known as: Cable Face Pull, Rope Face Pull, Face Pulls, Standing Face Pull, Cable Rope Face Pull

Body region: Shoulders, Back

## Muscles

- Main: Deltoid, Infraspinatus
- Helps: Teres Minor, Trapezius, Rhomboids
- Holds: Levator Scapulae, Pectoralis Major, Serratus Anterior, Latissimus Dorsi, Teres Major, Erector Spinae, Transversus Abdominis, Gluteus Maximus, Biceps Femoris, Semitendinosus, Semimembranosus, Gastrocnemius, Soleus, Biceps, Brachialis, Triceps, Brachioradialis

## Equipment

- Cable Station

## Technique

1. Set a rope attachment at upper-chest to face height on a cable station.
2. Hold the rope with both hands, step back and stand with a slight lean back.
3. Pull the rope toward your face, elbows high and wide.
4. Return slowly until your arms are straight.

### Cues

- Pull the rope apart as it reaches your face.
- Finish with hands beside the ears.

### Common mistakes

- Using too much weight and leaning back.
- Letting the elbows drop below the hands.
- Pulling toward the chest instead of the face.