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Rope face pull, high

A compound exercise for the rear delts, with help from the upper back, traps. Equipment: cable machine.

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WorksRear deltsUpper backTraps

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Rope on a high pulley, thumbs toward you.
  2. Pull the rope apart past the ears
  3. Elbows above the hands

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