TRX Face Pull
TRX Face Pull trains 4 of the 18 muscle groups Full Coverage tracks: Rear delts 85%, Mid-back / traps 40%, Side delts 20%, Biceps 15%.
How to do it
- Grasp the TRX handles with an overhand grip, palms facing down.
- Lean back until your arms are fully extended and your body forms a straight line.
- Pull the handles towards your face, driving your elbows high and wide.
- Squeeze your shoulder blades together at the peak contraction.
- Slowly extend your arms back to the starting position with control.
Muscles it trains
Percent of one session's target for that muscle. Anything at 100% finishes that muscle on its own.
- Rear delts 85%
- Mid-back / traps 40%
- Side delts 20%
- Biceps 15%
How it compares
Compared with the Face Pull, it loads Mid-back / traps 5 points higher, Rear delts 5 points lower. It needs Suspension trainer where the other uses Cable machine. Compared with the TRX Y-Fly, it loads Mid-back / traps 15 points lower, Biceps 15 points higher, Rear delts 10 points higher.
Other ways to train this
Other exercises for the Rear delts
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