Strength
Scapular Pull-Up
The scapular pull-up is a beginner strength exercise for your traps, using just your body weight.
- Main muscles
- Traps
- Also works
- Lats, Middle back
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Beginner
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.
Barbell Shrug
Dumbbell Shrug
Standing Dumbbell Upright Row
Upright Cable Row
Barbell Shrug Behind The Back
Cable Shrugs