Cable Row

Technique

Sit at the cable row station with your feet on the platform and knees slightly bent. Pull the handle toward your lower abdomen, retracting your shoulder blades at the end of the movement. Keep your torso upright and avoid swinging. Extend your arms slowly back to the start.

Steps

1. Sit with your feet planted on the platform and your knees slightly bent
2. Grip the handle and brace your core with your torso upright
3. Pull the handle toward your lower abdomen
4. Retract your shoulder blades without leaning backward
5. Extend your arms slowly to return to the start

Common mistakes

• Swinging or leaning the torso to move the weight
• Pulling the handle too high toward the chest
• Rounding the lower back during the return
• Letting the shoulders shrug at the end of the pull

Variations

• Close-grip V-handle cable row
• Wide-grip straight-bar cable row
• Single-arm seated cable row
• Rope-handle cable row

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