Elbows drop below shoulder height
Rear delt and rotator cuff are taken out of the exercise.
Overactive muscles
Latissimus dorsiTeres major
Corrective work
Foam RollLats↗StretchLat stretch (kneeling overhead)↗Pull · Upper Body
Banded Face Pull
Coaching cues
- Band anchored at face height; pull to the face — elbows high and wide
- External rotate at peak; pause and squeeze rear delts and mid-traps
- Return slowly; resist the band pulling arms forward
- Accessible version of the cable face pull — can be done anywhere
Common faults 2
Trunk rocks back to pull the band
Erectors and hip extensors generate the pull; posterior shoulder underloads.
Overactive muscles
Erector spinaeHamstrings
Corrective work
Foam RollErector spinae↗StretchHalf-kneeling hip flexor stretch↗