Progression ladder for the Barbell Rack Pull

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

Easier and harder steps around the Barbell Rack Pull

These are the substitutes for the Barbell Rack Pull, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps (5)

  1. Trap Bar Deadlift

    • Intermediate
    • Trap-bar
    • Glutes
  2. Barbell Hip Thrust

    Barbell Hip Thrust

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Glutes
  3. Dumbbell Straight Leg Deadlift

    • Intermediate
    • Dumbbell
    • Glutes
  4. Dumbbell Deadlift

    • Intermediate
    • Dumbbell
    • Glutes
  5. Kettlebell Swing

    • Intermediate
    • Kettlebell
    • Glutes

Where you are now

Barbell Rack Pull

  • Intermediate
  • Barbell
  • Glutes

Harder steps (6)

  1. Barbell One Arm Side Deadlift

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Glutes
  2. Barbell Sumo Deadlift

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Glutes
  3. Barbell Deadlift

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Glutes
  4. Dumbbell Clean

    • Advanced
    • Dumbbell
    • Glutes
  5. Snatch Pull

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Quads
  6. Clean Pull

    Clean Pull

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Quads

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