Cable seated wide-grip row
Upper back Cable
How to do it
- 1Sit at the cable row machine with your feet flat on the footrests and your knees slightly bent.
- 2Hold the attachment with a wide overhand grip, palms facing down.
- 3Keep your back straight and lean slightly forward from the hips.
- 4Pull the handle toward your lower chest, squeezing your shoulder blades together.
- 5Pause for a moment at the peak of contraction.
- 6Slowly return the handle to the starting position, fully extending your arms.
- 7Repeat 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.

