Scapular Pull-Up

The Scapular Pull-Up is a beginner bodyweight exercise that primarily targets the Traps.

Muscles Worked

How to Do the Scapular Pull-Up

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

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