Band Face Pull
Muscles worked: Rear delts (assisted by traps).
How to do it
- Anchor a band at about eye height and step back for tension.
- Take an end in each hand with your arms extended and thumbs up.
- Pull the band toward your temples, splitting your hands apart.
- Finish with your knuckles facing back and the elbows high.
- Return under control without letting the shoulders shrug up.
Coaching cues
The two cues IronPack shows on this exercise's card mid-workout:
- Anchor at eye height, pull to the temples
- Knuckles finish facing back
Logging it
IronPack suggests working in the 15 to 25 rep range, progressing in 1 kg jumps when you own the top of the range. Records are tracked automatically at every rep count from 1 to 12. Check your estimated 1RM from any hard set.
Related exercises
- Face Pull - rear delts
- Reverse Fly - rear delts
- Reverse Pec Deck - rear delts
- Cable Reverse Fly - rear delts
Track the band face pull properly
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Steps, cues, muscle weighting and logging guidance are IronPack's own app data. Last generated 2026-08-16.