Smith narrow row
Upper back Smith machine
How to do it
- 1Adjust the seat height and position yourself in the machine with your feet flat on the floor.
- 2Grip the handles with an overhand grip, slightly narrower than shoulder-width apart.
- 3Keep your back straight and your chest up as you pull the handles toward your body, squeezing your shoulder blades together.
- 4Pause for a moment at the peak of the movement, then slowly release the handles back to the starting position.
- 5Repeat 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.

