Seated cable row
Lats, rhomboids, mid traps and biceps.
How to do it
- Sit at the machine with your feet on the footrests and your knees slightly bent.
- Grab the handle and sit up tall, arms straight.
- Pull towards your abdomen, driving your elbows back and squeezing your shoulder blades together.
- Return under control, straightening your arms and letting your shoulder blades spread a little.
Cues
- Torso practically still and upright.
- Chest up at the end of the pull.
- 1 s pause with the shoulder blades together.
Common mistakes
- Rocking your torso back and forth.
- Shrugging your shoulders.
- Rounding your back as you reach forward.
Photos: free-exercise-db (public domain).
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