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Kneeling High Pulley Row

Kneeling High Pulley Row is a beginner strength exercise using cable. It works the lats, with help from the biceps and middle back.

beginnercablepull movementcompoundstrength

Main muscles
lats
Also works
biceps, middle back

How to do it

  1. Select the appropriate weight using a pulley that is above your head. Attach a rope to the cable and kneel a couple of feet away, holding the rope out in front of you with both arms extended. This will be your starting position.
  2. Initiate the movement by flexing the elbows and fully retracting your shoulders, pulling the rope toward your upper chest with your elbows out.
  3. After pausing briefly, slowly return to the starting position.

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General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).

Kneeling High Pulley Row: muscles worked and how to do it | Hominin