Exercise

Seated Cable High Row (V-Bar)

Also known as: cable seated high row (v-bar), seated high row, high cable row, v bar high row

Seated Cable High Row (V-Bar) is a compound exercise for the lats. Main target: upper lats. Also works: middle back, biceps and posterior deltoid. Equipment: cable.

EquipmentCable

TypeCompound (multi-joint)

MovementPull

CategoryStrength

Muscles worked

Primary

Upper lats

Secondary

Middle back Biceps Posterior deltoid

How to do it

Sit at a cable row station with a V-bar attached to a high pulley position, feet braced, arms extended up and forward.
Pull the handle down and back toward your upper abdomen, driving the elbows down past your sides.
Squeeze the lats and upper back at the end of the pull, keeping the torso upright.
Return the handle along the same path under control and repeat.