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Cable Face Pull

A step-by-step form guide from the Ægir Iron exercise library: how to do the lift, what to watch for, and the muscles it trains.

Equipment

Band

Cable

HOW TO PERFORM

1. Set a rope at face height.
2. Pull toward the face, hands splitting apart.
3. Squeeze, then return.

TARGET MUSCLES

Primary

• Shoulders

Secondary

• Traps

In the app

This guide covers these exercises in the Ægir Iron library:

• Band-Only Face Pull
• Cable Face Pull

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