How to do Scapular Pull-Up

Muscles worked

Main: Traps. Also: Lats.

Step by step

1. Take a pronated grip on a pull-up bar.
2. From a hanging position, raise yourself a few inches without using your arms. Do this by depressing your shoulder girdle in a reverse shrugging motion.
3. Pause at the completion of the movement, and then slowly return to the starting position before performing more repetitions.

Similar exercises

• Barbell Shrug
• Barbell Shrug Behind The Back
• Cable Shrugs
• Calf-Machine Shoulder Shrug
• Dumbbell Shrug
• Kettlebell Sumo High Pull

Instructions from Free Exercise DB, in the public domain. General guidance, not medical advice. Stop if anything hurts.