Progression ladder for the Rack Pulls

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 Rack Pulls

These are the substitutes for the Rack Pulls, 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)

  1. Barbell Good Morning

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Hamstrings
  2. Kettlebell Dead Clean

    Kettlebell Dead Clean

    • Advanced
    • Kettlebell
    • Hamstrings
  3. Wide Stance Stiff Legs

    Wide Stance Stiff Legs

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Hamstrings
  4. Clean Deadlift

    Clean Deadlift

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Hamstrings
  5. Stiff-legged Barbell Deadlift

    Stiff-legged Barbell Deadlift

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Hamstrings
  6. Romanian Deadlift

    Romanian Deadlift

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Hamstrings

Where you are now

Rack Pulls

Rack Pulls

  • Advanced
  • Barbell
  • Hamstrings

Harder steps

Nothing in the substitutes for the Rack Pulls scores harder than it.

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