Cable Bent-Over Row

Muscles worked by the Cable Bent-Over Row

Primary

LatsLatissimus DorsiRhomboidsRhomboid Muscles

Secondary

BicepsBiceps BrachiiRear DeltsPosterior Deltoid

Also called: lats, lat, latissimus dorsi, latissimus, back wings, rhomboid.

Equipment

Cable Machine

Also called: cable pulley, functional trainer, cable crossover, cable column, cable station, pulley machine.

How to do the Cable Bent-Over Row

1. Attach a straight or V-bar to a low cable pulley.
2. Hinge at the hips with knees slightly bent.
3. Pull the handle toward your lower chest.
4. Squeeze your shoulder blades at the top.
5. Lower with control and repeat.

Form tips

• Hold the hinge position steady instead of standing up as you pull.
• Keep your back flat from head to hips throughout.
• Resist the cable's pull on the way back to full stretch.

At a glance

Cable Bent-Over Row in German & Spanish

Descriptions, instructions and tips ship in all three languages in the JSON.

Related exercises

• Bench Pull
• Bent-Over Barbell Row
• Bent-Over EZ-Bar Row
• Chest-Supported Dumbbell Row
• Double Kettlebell Row
• Dumbbell Bench Pull
• Inverted Row
• Single-Arm Dumbbell Row

Exercise data (JSON)

The record below is exactly what exercises.json ships for this exercise — names, descriptions, instructions and tips in English, German and Spanish.

{
  "id": "cable-bent-over-row",
  "name_en": "Cable Bent-Over Row",
  "name_de": "Kabelzug Vorgebeugtes Rudern",
  "name_es": "Remo Inclinado con Cable",
  "description_en": "A cable rowing variation providing constant tension throughout the movement.",
  "description_de": "Eine Kabelzug-Rudervariante mit konstanter Spannung über den gesamten Bewegungsweg.",
  "description_es": "Una variante de remo con cable que proporciona tensión constante durante todo el movimiento.",
  "category": "strength",
  "force_type": "pull",
  "mechanic": "compound",
  "difficulty": "intermediate",
  "equipment": "cable",
  "body_part": "back",
  "primary_muscles": [
    "latissimus_dorsi",
    "rhomboids"
  ],
  "secondary_muscles": [
    "biceps_brachii",
    "posterior_deltoid"
  ],
  "goals": [
    "hypertrophy"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "pull_day",
    "knee_safe",
    "lower_back_safe",
    "shoulder_safe",
    "no_axial_load"
  ],
  "variation_group": "row",
  "is_unilateral": false,
  "is_bodyweight": false,
  "instructions_en": [
    "Attach a straight or V-bar to a low cable pulley.",
    "Hinge at the hips with knees slightly bent.",
    "Pull the handle toward your lower chest.",
    "Squeeze your shoulder blades at the top.",
    "Lower with control and repeat."
  ],
  "instructions_de": [
    "Befestige eine gerade Stange oder einen V-Griff am unteren Kabelzug.",
    "Beuge dich an den Hüften vor, Knie leicht gebeugt.",
    "Ziehe den Griff zur unteren Brust.",
    "Spanne die Schulterblätter oben zusammen.",
    "Senke kontrolliert und wiederhole."
  ],
  "instructions_es": [
    "Engancha una barra recta o un agarre en V a la polea baja.",
    "Inclínate hacia adelante desde las caderas con las rodillas ligeramente flexionadas.",
    "Tira del agarre hacia la parte inferior del pecho.",
    "Aprieta los omóplatos en la parte superior.",
    "Baja de forma controlada y repite."
  ],
  "tips_en": [
    "Hold the hinge position steady instead of standing up as you pull.",
    "Keep your back flat from head to hips throughout.",
    "Resist the cable's pull on the way back to full stretch."
  ],
  "tips_de": [
    "Halte den Rücken in der Vorbeuge lang und neutral.",
    "Zieh die Ellbogen körpernah nach hinten, nicht nach außen.",
    "Vermeide Schwung aus dem Oberkörper; die Hüfte bleibt ruhig."
  ],
  "tips_es": [
    "Mantén la espalda recta y el torso estable durante toda la serie.",
    "Piensa en llevar los codos hacia atrás, no en tirar con las manos.",
    "No dejes que el peso te arrastre hacia delante al bajar."
  ],
  "met": 6.0,
  "images": {
    "flat": {
      "start": "images/flat/cable-bent-over-row-start.webp",
      "peak": "images/flat/cable-bent-over-row-peak.webp"
    }
  }
}

Fetch just this exercise

const { exercises } = await fetch(
  "https://exercise-dataset.com/exercises.json"
).then(r => r.json());
const ex = exercises.find(e => e.id === "cable-bent-over-row");

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