Cable rope seated row
Upper back Cable
How to do it
- 1Sit at the rowing machine with your feet flat on the footrests and your knees slightly bent.
- 2Hold the cable ropes with an overhand grip, palms facing each other.
- 3Keep your back straight and lean slightly forward, maintaining a slight bend in your elbows.
- 4Pull the cable ropes toward your body, squeezing your shoulder blades together.
- 5Pause for a moment at the peak of the movement, then slowly release the tension and return 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.

