Scapular Pull-Up
How to do the Scapular Pull-Up with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
Traps
Lats, Mid Back
Bodyweight
How to do the Scapular Pull-Up
- 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.
Log it, see it on your body.
Every Scapular Pull-Up set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your traps volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.
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