Progression ladder for the Pull Through

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 Pull Through

These are the substitutes for the Pull Through, 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 (3)

  1. Glute Bridge Two Legs On Bench

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Glutes
  2. Cable Standing Hip Extension

    • Beginner
    • Cable
    • Glutes
  3. One-legged Cable Kickback

    One-legged Cable Kickback

    • Beginner
    • Cable
    • Glutes

Where you are now

Pull Through

Pull Through

  • Intermediate
  • Cable
  • Glutes

Harder steps (6)

  1. Trap Bar Deadlift

    • Intermediate
    • Trap-bar
    • Glutes
  2. Lever Deadlift

    • Intermediate
    • Lever
    • Glutes
  3. Smith Bent Knee Good Morning

    • Intermediate
    • Smith-machine
    • Glutes
  4. Smith Deadlift

    • Intermediate
    • Smith-machine
    • Glutes
  5. Band Stiff Leg Deadlift

    • Intermediate
    • Band
    • Glutes
  6. Band Straight Back Stiff Leg Deadlift

    • Intermediate
    • Band
    • Glutes

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