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Illustration of the Cable Face Pull: Pull the rope to the forehead and rotate the knuckles to the ceiling.
isolation · Horizontal Pull

Cable Face Pull

Cable Face Pull is an isolation horizontal pull movement for shoulders, using Cable Crossover and Rope Attachment. It also works traps and back. 3 sets of 15-20, 1 min rest.

Primary muscle
Shoulders
Equipment
Cable Crossover and Rope Attachment
Difficulty
Beginner
Sets and reps
3 × 15-20
Rest
45s
Force
pull

How to do it

  1. 1
    Set up

    Rope on a pulley set just above eye height, step back until the stack lifts.

  2. 2
    The cue that matters

    Pull the rope to the forehead and rotate the knuckles to the ceiling.

  3. 3
    Work it

    3 sets of 15-20, resting about 1 minute between them.

Muscles worked

Shoulders does most of the work. Traps and back take the rest.