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Scapular Pull-Up

Scapular Pull-Up: Traps.

Primary muscles
Traps
Secondary muscles
Lats, Middle back
Equipment
Not listed
Difficulty
Beginner
Category
Strength
Mechanic
Isolation
Force
Pull

Movement notes

  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.
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