Cable Upper Row

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Learn how to do the Cable Upper Row with proper form and technique. This cable exercise primarily targets your Upper Back, with secondary emphasis on Biceps, Shoulders.

Cable Upper Row exercise demonstration showing proper form

How to Do the Cable Upper Row

Follow these steps to perform the Cable Upper Row with correct form:

  1. 1Attach a straight bar to a cable machine at chest height.
  2. 2Stand facing the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.
  3. 3Grasp the bar with an overhand grip, hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
  4. 4Keep your back straight and your core engaged.
  5. 5Pull the bar towards your upper chest, squeezing your shoulder blades together.
  6. 6Pause for a moment at the top of the movement.
  7. 7Slowly release the bar back to the starting position.
  8. 8Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Cable Upper Row Muscles Worked

Primary

upper back

Secondary

bicepsshoulders

Exercise Details

Equipment
cable
Body Part
back
Category
Extended

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