The Move Of the Month!
Seated Row with Cables Correct!	Seated Row with cables (correct) To properly execute a seated row be sure to sit up straight or with a very slight lean backwards (in most cases a slight lean backward can help reduce pressure on the lower back). Make sure to have a slight bend in the knee, you don’t want to lift with locked knees. With a narrow or wide grip, pull the handles/bar straight toward the abdomen. Focus on pulling with the elbows (not the hands!), leaving the hands and wrists as relaxed as possible. Pull the handles/bar into the abdomen while puffing the chest and squeezing the shoulder blades together. Be sure to lift the weight in a slow and controlled manner from the beginning position to the end position. If it is not possible to pull the weight up without creating momentum or control the weight back down it is suggested to reduce the weight. Decreasing momentum will increase muscle force production.
Seated Row with Cables Incorrect!	Seated Row with cables (incorrect) Seated Row is another exercise that is often done incorrectly. Common mistakes are leaning back to gain momentum because the weight is too heavy, not keeping the back straight and not pulling the weight into the abdomen while puffing the chest and squeezing the shoulder blades. These lifting techniques should be considered wrong and not effective.