Scapular Pull-Up
Level: beginner
Category: strength
Force: pull
Mechanic: isolation
Primary muscles: traps
Secondary muscles: lats
middle back
Instructions:
Take a pronated grip on a pull-up bar.
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.
Pause at the completion of the movement, and then slowly return to the starting position before performing more repetitions.