Seated Cable Row with a Straight Bar

The seated row with a straight bar at shoulder width, pulled to the upper belly.

How to do it

Setup

Feet on the platform, straight bar at shoulder-width, back tall, arms long.

Steps

Pull the bar to the upper belly.
Elbows brush the body, blades squeeze.
Return long with control.

Common mistakes

Rocking for reps: the torso is a pillar. Wrists curling at the pull: straight line, knuckles forward. Shrugging: blades down, then together.

Breathing

Exhale on the row, inhale returning.