Exercise library / Cable Face Pull
Isolation · Isolation
Cable Face Pull
Cable Face Pull isolates the shoulders with minimal help from other muscles. Control the lowering phase, work through a full range of motion, and pick a load you can move without body English. Your back assist throughout the movement.
Primary muscles
Shoulders
Secondary muscles
Back
Equipment
Cable
Movement pattern
Isolation
Type
Isolation (single-joint)
Substitutions
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Dumbbell Reverse Fly
Same isolation pattern · also trains the shoulders.
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Machine Rear Delt Fly
Same isolation pattern · also trains the shoulders.
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