Article: Why You Should Do Face Pulls

Probably been the most important exercise in my shoulder routines for a while now. Almost everywhere you go there is a guy with huge front delts and no rear delts - I used to be that guy. This exercise is probably the one that helped the most with getting my rear delts up to speed. Great review - Heavy weight truly doesn't prove anything here. Its a great slow and controlled exercise that I've found works best in the 12-15 rep range.
 
Hadn't seen these done with a rope before. Will start using these next week. I know my rear delts are hurting and this will also help with my funky left shoulder. T-Nation has some of the best training articles around!
 
I like explosive pulls with a 2 sec eccentric stretch on these. Ive always been more of an explosive pull kinda guy, but over compensation in the lower back def means drop weight. Should be a staple in any program done and really helps hit the rear delts and helps tone the upper posterior muscles.
 
804 said:
Probably been the most important exercise in my shoulder routines for a while now. Almost everywhere you go there is a guy with huge front delts and no rear delts - I used to be that guy. This exercise is probably the one that helped the most with getting my rear delts up to speed. Great review - Heavy weight truly doesn't prove anything here. Its a great slow and controlled exercise that I've found works best in the 12-15 rep range.
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Couldn't have said it better. I've incorporated this into my routine as my rear delt and scapula/upper back are a weak point for me after having shoulder and scapula surgeries. I've noticed improvements in rear delts and upper back significantly and I've only started these two months ago. Totally send my problem areas a wake up call. I use the 12-15 rep range as well. Going heavy/low rep with this just causes pain and cracking in my rotators and upper back. High rep/light weight really feels good solid burn and helps maintain form to really target these areas.
 
mikeg313 said:
Couldn't have said it better. I've incorporated this into my routine as my rear delt and scapula/upper back are a weak point for me after having shoulder and scapula surgeries. I've noticed improvements in rear delts and upper back significantly and I've only started these two months ago. Totally send my problem areas a wake up call. I use the 12-15 rep range as well. Going heavy/low rep with this just causes pain and cracking in my rotators and upper back. High rep/light weight really feels good solid burn and helps maintain form to really target these areas.
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I agree as... Well put!
 
I hit these at the end of my shoulder and upper back workouts. It is nice when you are exhausted already so you can go lighter weight and still get a solid hit with good form. Great exercise.
 
As a personal trainer I usually tell my clients about the importants of these exercises. I explain to them that a majority of people do not train back and rear delts correctly based on not being able to see the muscle working so you need to be able to feel it instead. When performing the Face Pull I usually stick my fingers in between their shoulder blades and tell them to try and squeeze my fingers together. That's my way of showing them what part of the upper back to target. I also tell them to keep their elbows up and when they start to fatigue I let them know when I notice their elbows starting to drop so that they can regroup and fix their posture
 
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