Progression

Progression ladder for the Scapular Pull-up

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 Scapular Pull-up

These are the substitutes for the Scapular Pull-up, 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

  1. cable shrugPlay demonstration

    cable shrug

    • Beginner
    • Cable
    • Traps

Where you are now

Scapular Pull-upPlay demonstration

Scapular Pull-up

  • Beginner
  • Body-weight
  • Traps

Harder steps

  1. band assisted pull-upPlay demonstration

    band assisted pull-up

    • Beginner
    • Band
    • Lats
  2. rear pull-upPlay demonstration

    rear pull-up

    • Intermediate
    • Body-weight
    • Lats
  3. bench pull-upsPlay demonstration

    bench pull-ups

    • Intermediate
    • Body-weight
    • Lats
  4. Pullups

    Pullups

    • Intermediate
    • Body-weight
    • Lats
  5. Rocky Pull-Ups/Pulldowns

    Rocky Pull-Ups/Pulldowns

    • Intermediate
    • Other
    • Lats
  6. l-pull-upPlay demonstration

    l-pull-up

    • Intermediate
    • Body-weight
    • Lats

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