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#1324

cable upper row

Equipment
cable
Target muscle
upper back

How to perform

  1. 1

    Attach a straight bar to a cable machine at chest height.

  2. 2

    Stand facing the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.

  3. 3

    Grasp the bar with an overhand grip, hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.

  4. 4

    Keep your back straight and your core engaged.

  5. 5

    Pull the bar towards your upper chest, squeezing your shoulder blades together.

  6. 6

    Pause for a moment at the top of the movement.

  7. 7

    Slowly release the bar back to the starting position.

  8. 8

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Secondary muscles

biceps
shoulders