Cable palm rotational row
Upper back Cable
How to do it
- 1Attach a handle to a cable machine at waist height.
- 2Stand facing the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- 3Hold the handle with an overhand grip, palms facing down.
- 4Step back to create tension in the cable, keeping your back straight and your knees slightly bent.
- 5Pull the handle toward your body, rotating your palms up as you do so.
- 6Squeeze your shoulder blades at the end of the movement.
- 7Slowly release the handle back to the starting position.
- 8Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
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- Standing archerBodyweight
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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.

