Upper back exercises

Cable Wide-grip Seated Row

Also known as: Tirage horizontal à la poulie prise large · Καθιστή κωπηλατική με φαρδιά λαβή στην τροχαλία · Seated Cable Row - Wide Grip · wide grip cable row · wide cable row

Primary
Upper back
Equipment
Cable
Type
Compound
Suggested rest
1.5 min

How to do the Cable Wide-grip Seated Row

  1. Attach a wide lat bar to the low pulley, sit with your feet on the footrests and grip it wider than your shoulders.

  2. Keep your back straight and chest up, arms extended.

  3. Pull the bar to your upper stomach with your elbows flared, squeezing your shoulder blades.

  4. Let the bar return slowly without leaning forward.

Sets and reps

GoalSetsRepsRest
Muscle growth3–48–121.5 min
Muscular endurance2–315–201 min

When you hit the top of the rep range on every set, add 2.5 kg (5 lb) next session and work back up.

Starting points from training research. Stop each set 1–3 reps short of failure.

Muscles worked

Primary

Upper back

Secondary

Lats, Shoulders, Biceps

Rhomboids, mid traps and rear delts hold your shoulder blades in place. Rows, face pulls and reverse flyes build thickness and healthier shoulders.

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