Seated Cable Row Best Tips

12 May 2023 · 1 min

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In this instructional video, Eric Roberts demonstrates the proper execution of seated cable rows and highlights three frequent mistakes to avoid. He advises against excessive forward and backward leaning, emphasizing a controlled, slight lean rather than a pronounced rocking motion. He cautions against allowing the shoulders to remain rounded forward during the pull, recommending that the shoulders be wrapped around the torso at the end of the movement. Finally, he corrects the common cue of pulling with the pointer finger, suggesting instead to focus the pull through the pinky side of the hand and the elbow. These tips aim to improve form, maximize muscle engagement, and reduce injury risk.

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If you are doing these seated cable rows right here, let's go ahead and avoid these couple of mistakes. Number 1, be sure you are not leaning too far forward and then too far back. There might be a slight lean forward and slight lean back, as you can see right here, but you should not just be humping the air back and forth. Second mistake, be sure to not keep your shoulders rounded forward. As you pull your elbows back. You want to think about wrapping your shoulders around your body at the end of this movement. And then number 3, don't think about pulling through your pointer finger. Think about pulling through your pinky and elbow. Hope it helped.