Main muscle
Supporting
Beginner
Overhand seated cable row
The low cable row with a straight bar held from above, for the middle of the back.
- Works
- Mid backLatsBiceps
- Equipment
- Cable station
How to do it
- 1Attach a straight bar to the low pulley and grip it from above, hands about shoulder width apart.
- 2Sit with your feet on the platform, knees slightly bent and arms straight.
- 3Pull the bar to your stomach, squeezing your shoulder blades together.
- 4Return slowly until your arms are straight.
Coach's tips
- Keep your chest up and don't rock your body to move the weight.
Cable station taken? Do this instead
Same muscles, different equipment. Closest match first.