Help: Face Pull stance

WorkinOnIt · 08-10-2007, 03:29 PM

I've been incorporating facepulls into my workout and really like them. But have a question about stance.

As i've slowly added weight, I find that my stance has gone from standing straight up (as Bill & Mike have illustrating), to a stance in which i have one leg fowrard and align my body at about a 45 degree angle to the floor (which provides leverage to execute the pull).

Does this change in posture effect the muscle recruitment? I find that without assuming this position, I can't pull very much weight.

Any help/observations are appreciated. thanks.

Steve-O-68 · 08-10-2007, 03:36 PM

As my weights get heavier, I assume a more athletic stance. Feet shoulder widthe apart, maybe a touch wider. Hips and knees bent like, well, like the standard athletic stance (having a hard time describing this for some reason). You might want to give that a try, that way you're square with the pulley.

I don't think you necessarilly need to go real heavy on face pulls, since they're more of a prehab move. Use a weight that you can use proper form with, or adjust your stance like I sorta described above.

Frank.S · 08-10-2007, 03:58 PM

I dont really consider facepulls a pre-hab move. I find them great for upperback size/strength. That being said,

I have no clue how you could ever do them standing once the weight gets heavy? Why not use the lat pulldown machine, with the tricep rope and lean back so the movement path is the same as if you where standing. I have had much better luck doing them this way.

karky · 08-10-2007, 04:08 PM

I use the cable row, our cable row has a high attachment I can use which is excellent for face pulls.

Matthew · 08-10-2007, 04:27 PM

What Frank said.
I used the rope on the lat pull down machine, took a step back and put one foot up on the seat in front of me. Then I just lean back. I haven't felt any awkwardness with this set up, and I don't get pulled forward by the weight because I have my foot on the seat.

Phaedrus49er · 08-10-2007, 04:27 PM

I ended up leaning backward (body in a straight line) to compensate for heavier weight. Just make sure you aren't turning it into a cable Cuban press