Face Pull

About the movement

The best corrective exercise in the gym. Face pulls strengthen your rear delts and rotator cuff, fixing the forward-rounded posture most pressing creates.

How to do it

1. 1

   Set a rope attachment on a cable pulley at face height. Grab the rope with palms facing each other.

2. 2

   Step back until there is tension, then pull the rope toward your face, flaring your elbows out and back.

3. 3

   At the end of the pull, rotate your hands back as if showing your biceps to a mirror.

4. 4

   Return slowly until your arms are extended and your shoulder blades are stretched forward.

Form tips

• •Use light weight; the goal is movement quality, not load.
• •Pull to your forehead level, not your chin.
• •Finish with an external rotation at the end of each rep for cuff health.