Wide-Grip High Cable Row

Body region

• Back
• Shoulders

Equipment

• Cable Station or Lat Pulldown Machine

Technique

1. Attach a straight bar to a high pulley and grab it overhand, well outside shoulder width.
2. Sit or stand facing the stack with arms extended and chest up.
3. Pull the bar toward your upper chest, flaring the elbows out and back.
4. Return slowly to straight arms.

Cues

• Lead with the elbows.
• Aim at the upper chest.

Common mistakes

• Leaning back to heave the bar.
• Letting the shoulders roll forward at the return.

Variations

• Alternating Cable High Row
• One-Arm High Cable Row
• Seated V-Bar Cable High Row

Alternatives

• Face Pull
• Seated Cable Row