Explosive upper pull that fires delts and traps.
Drive the elbows up and out, keep your wrists below your elbows.
The band high pull is an explosive vertical pull, driving the elbows up and out against tension that spikes just as your hands approach chin height, right where the delts are working hardest. Starting from a slight hinge lets you snap into each rep with intent, making it as much a power drill as a shoulder builder. It's a strong pick for warming up before pressing or overhead work, priming the delts and upper back with speed instead of grind.
Close cousins. The high pull is done explosively with a slight hinge and a wider, more outward elbow path, which most shoulders tolerate much better than a slow, strict upright row ground out close to the body.
Your hands are climbing above your elbows at the top, cranking the wrists. Lead with the elbows and keep your wrists relaxed and below them the entire pull, the hands are just hooks.
Fast up, controlled down. The movement is meant to be explosive on the pull, then you resist the band back to the start rather than letting it snap your arms down.
