Progression ladder for the Face 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.
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Search the exercise catalogue by name. The ladder and the log below both follow whichever exercise you pick.
Easier and harder steps around the Face Pull
These are the substitutes for the Face 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 (6)
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Cable Rear Delt Row (With Rope)
- Intermediate
- Cable
- Delts
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Cable Rear Delt Row (Stirrups)
- Intermediate
- Cable
- Delts
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Cable Rear Delt Fly
- Intermediate
- Cable
- Delts
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Cable Standing Rear Delt Row (With Rope)
- Intermediate
- Cable
- Delts
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Cable Cross-over Revers Fly
- Intermediate
- Cable
- Delts
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Cable Standing Cross-over High Reverse Fly
- Intermediate
- Cable
- Delts
Where you are now

Face Pull
- Intermediate
- Cable
- Delts
Harder steps
Nothing in the substitutes for the Face Pull scores harder than it.
Log a workout on the Face Pull
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