Cable reverse-grip straight back seated high row
Upper back Cable
How to do it
- 1Sit facing the cable machine with your feet flat on the floor.
- 2Grasp the cable attachment with an underhand grip, palms facing up and hands shoulder-width apart.
- 3Keep your back straight and hinge slightly forward at the hips.
- 4Pull the cable toward your torso by retracting your shoulder blades and squeezing your back muscles.
- 5Pause briefly at the peak of the contraction, then slowly return the cable to the starting position.
- 6Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
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See it moving
In the app every exercise comes with its animation and the muscle marked on the body, with the set timer and the rests counted.
See NiudThis page is for information and doesn’t replace a professional. If you have an injury or a medical condition, ask first. Data from the open catalogue hasaneyldrm/exercises-dataset, MIT licence.

