Lever Straight Back Seated Row (no chest pad, plate loaded)

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Instructions Preparation Sit on seat with feet positioned on foot bar or platform. Grasp handles with each hand. Position torso upright with knees bent slightly. Execution Pull handles to body. Pull shoulders back and lift chest by arching back. Return until arms are extended, back is straight, and shoulders are stretched forward. Repeat. Comments Exercise is performed on apparatus with no chest pad, in contrast to standard lever seated row machine. This exercise is more similar to Cable Straight Back Seated Row. Exercise may also be performed with greater low back involvment; see Lever Seated Row (no chest pad).

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