Cable Reverse Grip Straight Back Seated High Row
Description
The cable reverse grip straight back seated high row uses a high cable pulley with an underhand grip to pull from above into the lower chest. The reverse grip emphasizes the lats and biceps.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Cable Reverse Grip Straight Back Seated High Row Instructions
- Set a cable to high pulley with a straight bar attachment.
- Sit on a bench facing the cable with knees soft and back straight.
- Grip the bar with an underhand shoulder width grip.
- Lean back slightly to set a strong straight back position.
- Brace the core and pull the bar down and back to the lower chest.
- Keep the elbows tucked and drive them back and down.
- Squeeze the lats hard at the bottom of the pull.
- Slowly release the bar back up to the start and repeat.
Cable Reverse Grip Straight Back Seated High Row Form & Visual
Cable Reverse Grip Straight Back Seated High Row Benefits
- Hits the lats from a high to low angle with reverse grip.
- Recruits the biceps strongly through the supinated grip.
- Builds back thickness and overall pulling strength.
- Cable tension stays constant for time under tension.
- Easier on the lower back than bent over rows.
- Carryover to chin ups and reverse grip pulls.
Cable Reverse Grip Straight Back Seated High Row Muscles Worked
- Latissimus dorsi
- Biceps brachii
- Rhomboids
- Trapezius
- Posterior deltoid
Cable Reverse Grip Straight Back Seated High Row Variations & Alternatives
- Cable Reverse Grip Pulldown
- Cable Seated Row
- Underhand Pulldown
- Cable Straight Arm Pulldown
