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
Scapular Pull-Up, starting position
Start
Scapular Pull-Up, end position
Finish

How to do it

  1. Take a pronated grip on a pull-up bar.
  2. 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.
  3. Pause at the completion of the movement, and then slowly return to the starting position before performing more repetitions.

Alternatives to the scapular pull-up