Cable Front Seated Row
Description
The cable front seated row is performed sitting facing a low cable pulley with feet braced and a v-handle or wide bar attached. Pulling the handle to the lower chest with elbows tucked builds back thickness and lat strength. The seated position eliminates lower back stress while the cable provides constant tension.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Cable Front Seated Row Instructions
- Sit at a low cable row station with feet braced on the platform.
- Grip a v-handle or close grip attachment with both hands.
- Sit tall with chest up and arms extended forward.
- Brace your core and pull your shoulders back.
- Row the handle to your lower chest by driving your elbows back.
- Squeeze your shoulder blades together at the top.
- Slowly extend your arms back to the starting position.
- Maintain an upright torso throughout. Avoid rocking back and forth.
Cable Front Seated Row Form & Visual
Cable Front Seated Row Benefits
- Builds back thickness
- Constant cable tension through the range
- Eliminates lower back stress
- Strong lat and rhomboid engagement
- Foundation rowing movement
- Easy to load progressively
Cable Front Seated Row Muscles Worked
- Latissimus dorsi
- Rhomboids
- Trapezius (middle and lower)
- Biceps brachii
- Posterior deltoid
Cable Front Seated Row Variations & Alternatives
- Seated Cable Row
- Bent Over Row
- T-Bar Row
- Wide Grip Cable Row
