Cable seated row
Upper back Cable
How to do it
- 1Sit on the cable row machine with your feet flat on the footrests and your knees slightly bent.
- 2Grip the handles with an overhand grip, keeping your back straight and your shoulders relaxed.
- 3Pull 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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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.

