Cable Straight Back Seated Row

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Instructions Preparation Sit slightly forward on bench with feet on foot bar or vertical platform. Grasp close grip cable attachment. Straighten lower back upright and slide hips back so knees are slightly bent. Execution Pull cable attachment to waist. Pull shoulders back and lift chest by arching back. Return until arms are extended, back is straight, and shoulders are stretched forward. Repeat. Comments Also see Cable Seated Row.

Classification  Utility: Basic  Mechanics: Compound  Force: Pull Muscles Target Back, General Synergists Trapezius, Middle Trapezius, Lower Rhomboids Latissimus Dorsi Teres Major Deltoid, Posterior Infraspinatus Teres Minor Brachialis Brachioradialis Pectoralis Major, Sternal Dynamic Stabilizers Biceps Brachii Triceps, Long Head Stabilizers Erector Spinae Hamstrings Gluteus Maximus Adductor Magnus Antagonist Stabilizers Rectus Abdominis Obliques