Face Pull
What is this machine?
Naamavedot taljassa on taljalaite, joka kuormittaa ensisijaisesti Takaolkapäät.
The exercise suits a beginner: the range of motion is guided and you can start light.
On a cable machine the resistance stays even through the whole range of motion, unlike with free weights.
Key facts
Primary muscleTakaolkapäät
Secondary muscles–
Equipmenttaljalaite
Movement patternpull
Difficultyeasy
Video📱 Luio
Instructions and video are in the app
This page tells you what the machine is. Step-by-step instructions, common mistakes and a video of the movement are in the Luio app — the video shows the range of motion that text cannot describe.
Open in the app⚠️ Most common mistake: Pulling the bar too low toward the chin or chest, which turns the lift into a row and loses the rear-delt focus. Letting the elbows drop instead of leading high and wide, swapping rear-delt work for biceps engagement. Leaning back hard to use bodyweight as a counterweight instead of pulling cleanly with the back. Loading too heavy and shrugging the traps up, hiding the rear delts under upper-trap dominance.
💪 Where you should feel it: Mainly in the Takaolkapäät.
Variations and alternatives
Same muscle and movement pattern with different equipment.
Rear Delt Machinekuntosalilaite
Rear Delt Flyvapaat painotTrain this exercise in Luio
Sets, weights and rest are logged automatically, and Luio suggests your next weight.