Wide-grip seated cable row

Cable, wide bar handle

Also called wide grip cable row

Wide-grip seated cable row, start positionWide-grip seated cable row, end position
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Sit at a low cable with a wide bar grip, pull the bar to the lower chest while squeezing the shoulder blades, then return with control.

  1. Pull to the lower chest, elbows out
  2. Squeeze the shoulder blades
  3. Keep the torso still

Movement

Pattern
Horizontal pull
Type
Compound, several joints move
Sides
Both sides together
Equipment
Cable

Muscles worked

Main movers get full credit for a set, helpers half.

Upper body

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