Shoulders · Bodyweight
with Towels Standing Supinated Face Pull
How to do the with towels standing supinated face pull, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- HorizontalPull
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Loop two towels over a high anchor and grab one end of each with palms turned up. Step back to create tension, then pull the towels toward your face with elbows high and wide, squeezing your shoulder blades together. Lean back slightly against the towels to load your upper back, then return under control.
- 1Your rear delts and mid-back pulling toward your face
- 2Your shoulder blades squeezing together at the top
- 3A firm grip and braced core holding the lean
Common mistakes
- Don't shrug your shoulders up toward your ears
- Avoid using your lower back or legs to heave the pull
- Don't let the towels reel your arms out fast on the return
Muscles worked
The with towels standing supinated face pull mainly works the rear delts, with the forearms, mid traps, biceps, lats, upper traps, side delts, and external rotators assisting.
- Rear DeltsPrimary
- ForearmsSupport
- Mid TrapsSupport
- BicepsSupport
- LatsSupport
- Upper TrapsSupport
- Side DeltsSupport
- External RotatorsSupport
- Lower TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- QuadsMinor
- GlutesMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.