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Banded Pull-Apart Overhead

beginner Resistance band

Band pull-apart performed overhead for upper back and shoulder mobility.

Primary Muscles

Rear delts Rhomboids

Secondary Muscles

External rotators

Instructions

Hold band overhead with straight arms. Pull apart lowering to behind head level, squeezing shoulder blades.

Common Mistakes

Bending elbows, not achieving full pull apart, shrugging traps.

Variations

  • Band Pull-Apart
  • Face Pull
  • Overhead Band Dislocate