Flex

Band Pull-Aparts

Muscles worked

Technique

Setup

Stand tall holding a long band with both hands at shoulder height, hands about shoulder-width apart, palms down.

Movement

Keeping arms straight, pull the band apart until it touches your chest, squeezing your shoulder blades together. Return with control.

Form Tip

Keep your shoulders down away from your ears — the movement comes from the shoulder blades, not the arms.

Increase Difficulty

Use a heavier band, grip closer together, or add a 2-second squeeze at full stretch.

Decrease Difficulty

Use a lighter band or widen your grip.

Hear the cue

The trainer's spoken setup and form tip for this exercise — the same clips Flex plays in a session.

Setup · male voice
Form tip · male voice
Setup · female voice
Form tip · female voice