Exercise

Seated One-arm Cable Pulley Rows

Also known as: seated one arm cable row, single arm seated cable row, 1 arm cable row, seated single arm row

Seated One-arm Cable Pulley Rows — position 1Seated One-arm Cable Pulley Rows — position 2

Seated One-arm Cable Pulley Rows is a compound exercise for the middle back. Main target: middle back. Also works: biceps short head, rhomboids and traps. Equipment: cable.

EquipmentCable
TypeCompound (multi-joint)
MovementPull
CategoryStrength

Muscles worked

How to do it

  1. To get into the starting position, first sit down on the machine and place your feet on the front platform or crossbar provided making sure that your knees are slightly bent and not locked.
  2. Lean over as you keep the natural alignment of your back and grab the single handle attachment with your left arm using a palms-down grip.
  3. With your arm extended pull back until your torso is at a 90-degree angle from your legs. Your back should be slightly arched and your chest should be sticking out. You should be feeling a nice stretch on your lat as you hold the bar in front of you. The right arm can be kept by the waist. This is the starting position of the exercise.
  4. Keeping the torso stationary, pull the handles back towards your torso while keeping the arms close to it as you rotate the wrist, so that by the time your hand is by your abdominals it is in a neutral position (palms facing the torso). Breathe out as you perform that movement. At that point you should be squeezing your back muscles hard.
  5. Hold that contraction for a second and slowly go back to the original position while breathing in. Tip: Remember to rotate the wrist as you go back to the starting position so that the palms are facing down again.
  6. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions and then perform the same movement with the right hand.

Similar exercises

Seated Cable Rows
Cable
Middle back
One-Arm Standing Cable Row
Cable
Middle back
Standing Cable V-Bar Row
Cable
Middle back
Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown
Cable
Upper lats
Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown
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Lower lats
Elevated Cable Rows
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Alternatives with other equipment

One-Arm Dumbbell Row
Dumbbell
Middle back
Inverted Row
Bodyweight
Middle back
One-Arm Kettlebell Row
Kettlebell
Middle back
T-Bar Row with Handle
Barbell
Middle back
Inverted Row with Straps
Other
Middle back
Leverage High Row
Machine
Middle back
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