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Pull day

Back, biceps, rear delts and forearms. The best-ranked exercises for each muscle, filtered to your equipment. Machine taken? Tap any exercise for the next-best swap.

Pull workout
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Back

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  1. 1S
    Machine Row
    Machine
    94
  2. 2S
    Assisted Pull-Up
    Machine
    91
  3. 3S
    Lat Pulldown
    Cable
    91
  4. 4S
    Neutral-Grip Pulldown
    Cable
    91
  5. 5S
    Plate-Loaded Pulldown
    Machine
    91

Biceps

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  1. 1S
    Bayesian Cable Curl
    Cable
    95
  2. 2S
    Machine Preacher Curl
    Machine
    94
  3. 3S
    Incline Dumbbell Curl
    Dumbbell
    85
  4. 4A
    Cable Curl
    Cable
    83
  5. 5A
    EZ-Bar Curl
    Barbell
    81

Shouldersrear delts

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  1. 1S
    Reverse Pec Deck
    Machine
    88
  2. 2A
    Cable Rear Delt Fly
    Cable
    83
  3. 3A
    Rear Delt Row
    Dumbbell
    74
  4. 4B
    Face Pull
    Cable
    68
  5. 5B
    Incline Y-Raise
    Dumbbell
    64

Forearms

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  1. 1S
    Wrist Curl
    Dumbbell
    89
  2. 2A
    Reverse Wrist Curl
    Dumbbell
    77
  3. 3B
    Zottman Curl
    Dumbbell
    69
  4. 4B
    Hammer Curl
    Dumbbell
    68
  5. 5B
    Wrist Roller
    Other
    64