strength

Band Pull-Apart

Beginner-friendly

Text cues are the instruction

No demonstration video yet. Kalyra will not use AI-generated imagery as form instruction — demonstrations arrive only as reviewed performer footage or validated animation. Until then, the step-by-step cues and setup checks on this page are the complete instruction.

Musclesshoulders, back
Equipmentresistance band
Positionstanding
Impactnone
Training roleSTRENGTH

Form cues

  • Band held at chest height, hands shoulder-width
  • Pull the band apart to the chest, arms nearly straight
  • Slow return — resist the band for the full rep

Common errors

  • ✗ Shrugging
  • ✗ Bending the elbows to cheat the pull

How Kalyra programs it

Trains the pull horizontal pattern through shoulders and back with a clear rep target and progression path — one of the fundamental movements a balanced plan is built from.

Typically 2–4 sets of 12–20 reps.

Easier · Harder · Substitutions

No easier regression on file.

No harder progression on file.

Band Row

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