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Back
cable upper row
- Primary target
- Upper Back
- Equipment
- Cable
- Body part
- Back
- Secondary muscles
- Biceps
Secondary muscles
BicepsShoulders
Step by step
- 1
Attach a straight bar to a cable machine at chest height.
- 2
Stand facing the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- 3
Grasp the bar with an overhand grip, hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
- 4
Keep your back straight and your core engaged.
- 5
Pull the bar towards your upper chest, squeezing your shoulder blades together.
- 6
Pause for a moment at the top of the movement.
- 7
Slowly release the bar back to the starting position.
- 8
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
How to perform
Attach a straight bar to a cable machine at chest height. Stand facing the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart. Grasp the bar with an overhand grip, hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart. Keep your back straight and your core engaged. Pull the bar towards your upper chest, squeezing your shoulder blades together. Pause for a moment at the top of the movement. Slowly release the bar back to the starting position. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
