back builder pulled horizontally from a seated position
the cable pulls along the line of the movement, so it drags your shoulder
forward at the stretch in a way gravity cannot when you are bent over a bar
seated and braced against the platform, so your lower back never becomes the
reason the set ends
Execution
Sit at a cable row station with your feet on the platform and your knees
slightly bent, holding the handle in both hands. Sit tall.
let your arms extend and your shoulders travel forward into the stretch
pull the handle to your stomach by driving your elbows back
keep your elbows close to your sides through the pull
let the handle travel back out under control
finish the rep by letting your shoulders protract at the stretch
When the weight gets heavy, use body English to cheat it up and own the
negative. Keep going until you can no longer perform the lengthened half of a
rep.
Purpose
back builder pulled horizontally from a seated position
the cable pulls along the line of the movement, so it drags your shoulder
forward at the stretch in a way gravity cannot when you are bent over a bar
seated and braced against the platform, so your lower back never becomes the
reason the set ends
Execution
Sit at a cable row station with your feet on the platform and your knees
slightly bent, holding the handle in both hands. Sit tall.
let your arms extend and your shoulders travel forward into the stretch
pull the handle to your stomach by driving your elbows back
keep your elbows close to your sides through the pull
let the handle travel back out under control
finish the rep by letting your shoulders protract at the stretch
When the weight gets heavy, use body English to cheat it up and own the
negative. Keep going until you can no longer perform the lengthened half of a
rep.