Upper Back

Lying Pull Ups

The lying pull-up is an exercise where you lie on your stomach and lift your upper body by engaging your back, glutes, and core muscles. The goal is to lift your upper body off the floor until your chest leaves the mat. This primarily works the lower back and glutes while actively drawing the shoulder blades together. This exercise is similar to the Superman Lift but involves a more intense back engagement and is often used as part of back training or to improve back extension strength.

Lying Pull Ups - the correct execution

  • Start lying on the abs
  • Keep the arms in the air in extension of the body
  • Simulate a pull-up by flexing the arms
  • Lift your chest as far as possible from the floor
  • Actively pull the shoulder blades together
  • Then stretch the arms and return to the starting position

The exercise Lying Pull Ups is intended to be used as a hypertrophy, warm up exercise.

Which muscles are trained by Lying Pull Ups?

Primary trained muscles for Lying Pull Ups

  • Upper Back - The muscles in the upper back, including the trapezius and rhomboid muscles, help move and stabilize your shoulders. They pull the shoulder blades together and support posture.

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