Seated Cable Row

[shane]

little help please seated cable row do you stretch all the way forward or just till your arms are are straight keeping your body upright?? I been stretching all the way forward then pulling back with lats gets mean burn but been told do other way. Which is the correct way and from??

[Flamer]

http://www.abcbodybuilding.com/excercis ... 20rows.htm

Good page for checking out form & looking for inspiration. Don't know if it will answer your question.

[Mcmass]

Both ways work well. Neither is right or wrong

Stretching forward like you have been turns it into more of a lat exercise.

Staying upright means the mid back muscles like the lower traps and rhomboids do more.

You can use both depending on what your wanting to work and what other exercises you are doing in your back routine.

[jimmybro1]

I was wondering about this too Arnold always went right forward, when I tried it hurt my lower back. Personally I use this exercise to hit the middle of the back for thickness. Bent over row's etc for lats.

[greemah]

I've never done a seated cable row but sounds like leaning right-forward would put you kinda mid-way between a normal rowing position and a chinup? So if you are already doing chins or lat pulldowns you might benefit more from keeping upright on this one

[BeastBuilder]

Big believer in getting a big stretch at the start/end of the movement. Helps you feel it in your Back I think. Doing a Seated Row through the full Rom hits the whole back, Lats, Teres, Rhomboids etc so why cut it short and not stretch. Much the same principle as only going halfway down on Pull Ups...

[Riccardo]

Stretch it out and the seated row is a killer exercise. You will still be hitting the mid back with the added benefit of some lat activation as well. I throw in some strict no stretching sets (high reps) at the end if you wanna bring up your mid-back (rhomboids, traps etc.)

[shane]

Sweet thanks team :grin: