Rack Pull with Bands

Trains the Spinal Erectors.

Equipment
A barbell, a rack and a resistance band
Mechanic
Compound
Force
Pull
Level
Intermediate
Rack Pull with Bands: the muscles it trains, from behind. Primary — Erector Spinae. Also worked — Forearm Flexors, Forearm Extensors, Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Medius and 12 more.Rack Pull with Bands: the muscles it trains, from the front. Primary — Erector Spinae. Also worked — Forearm Flexors, Forearm Extensors, Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Medius and 12 more.
The muscles this trains, front and back. Deeper red is primary.

How to do it

  1. Set the safety pins in a rack at the height you want to pull from, usually knee level or just below.
  2. Loop a band over each end of the barbell and anchor both to the rack base.
  3. Stand with the bar over the middle of your feet and take an overhand or mixed grip.
  4. Set your back flat and your chest up, then take the weight without the bar moving.
  5. Stand up against the bands, taking on more tension with every inch.
  6. Lower under control back onto the pins and let it settle before the next repetition.

Common mistakes

Muscles worked

Primary

Secondary