Seated Cable Row
A step-by-step form guide from the Ægir Iron exercise library: how to do the lift, what to watch for, and the muscles it trains.
- Equipment
- Cable
HOW TO PERFORM
- Sit at the cable row station with the feet on the platform and a slight bend in the knees.
- Take the handle and sit tall, letting the arms reach forward and the shoulder blades travel with them.
- Row the handle to the abdomen, driving the elbows past the ribs and squeezing the shoulder blades together.
- Return under control to a full reach without letting the low back round.
FORM TIPS
- The torso stays roughly upright. Rocking back and forth to move the stack turns a back exercise into a poor hinge.
TARGET MUSCLES
Primary
- Lats
- Traps
Secondary
- Shoulders
- Biceps
- Forearms
In the app
This guide covers these exercises in the Ægir Iron library:
- Cable Row
- Seated Cable Row
- Cable Neutral Grip Row
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