Why Rack Pull Instead of Deadlift?

Rack pulls will help to improve the thickness in your traps and upper back. The reduced range of motion and higher elevation during a rack pull puts less emphasis on the lower body. To target the upper back and traps the most, above the knee rack pulls work best. Deadlifts will focus more on your lower and mid-back.

What's the point of rack pulls?

Rack pulls activate muscles throughout your posterior chain.

With proper form, the rack pull can build muscle mass and encourage muscle hypertrophy throughout your lower body—specifically in your hamstrings, spinal erectors, quadriceps, and lower back muscles.

What muscles do rack pulls target?

The rack pull is a full-body exercise that stimulates several muscle groups simultaneously, including the glutes, hamstrings, erector spinae, lats, traps, quadriceps, and forearm and hand muscles.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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