How to do: Scapular Pull-Up

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Scapular Pull-Up — starting position — Start position

Scapular Pull-Up — finishing position — Finish position

Step-by-step instructions

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

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Photos & base instructions from the open-source Free Exercise DB (public domain).