Cable seated high row (v-bar) exercise demonstration
Cable seated high row (v-bar)

Exercise

Cable seated high row (v-bar)

Cable seated high row (v-bar) is a moderate exercise. It trains back.

Muscles
BackBiceps

Detailed explanation

Sit on the cable machine with your feet flat on the floor and your knees slightly bent. Grasp the v-bar attachment with an overhand grip, palms facing each other, and your hands shoulder-width apart. Keep your back straight and lean slightly forward from the hips.

Pull the v-bar towards your torso by retracting your shoulder blades and squeezing your back muscles. Pause for a moment at the peak of the contraction, then slowly release the tension and return to the starting position.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Sit on the cable machine with your feet flat on the floor and your knees slightly bent.

  2. 2

    Grasp the v-bar attachment with an overhand grip, palms facing each other, and your hands shoulder-width apart.

  3. 3

    Keep your back straight and lean slightly forward from the hips.

  4. 4

    Pull the v-bar towards your torso by retracting your shoulder blades and squeezing your back muscles.

  5. 5

    Pause for a moment at the peak of the contraction, then slowly release the tension and return to the starting position.

  6. 6

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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