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Illustration of the Seated Cable Row: Chest up, pull to the navel, let the stack stretch the lats between reps.
compound · Horizontal Pull

Seated Cable Row

Seated Cable Row is a compound horizontal pull movement for back, using Seated Row Machine. It also works lats and biceps. 4 sets of 10-12, 2 min rest.

Primary muscle
Back
Equipment
Seated Row Machine
Difficulty
Beginner
Sets and reps
4 × 10-12
Rest
90s
Force
pull

How to do it

  1. 1
    Set up

    Feet on the platform, knees soft, sit tall with a V-handle.

  2. 2
    The cue that matters

    Chest up, pull to the navel, let the stack stretch the lats between reps.

  3. 3
    Work it

    4 sets of 10-12, resting about 2 minute between them.

Muscles worked

Back does most of the work. Lats and biceps take the rest.

Back exerciseslatsbiceps