Single-Arm Cable Rows

Technique

How to perform Single-Arm Cable Rows

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. With your arm extended pull back until your torso is at a 90-degree angle from your legs. You should be feeling a nice stretch on your lat as you hold the D handle in front of you. The right arm can be kept by the waist. This is the starting position of the exercise. Keeping the torso stationary, Pull the handle 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.
3. Hold that contraction for a second and slowly go back to the original position while breathing in. Remember to rotate the wrist as you go back to the starting position so that the palms are facing down again.
4. Repeat for the prescribed repetitions and then perform the same movement with the right hand.

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Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Latissimus Dorsi, Rhomboid Major, Trapezius.