The cable row is one of the best cable exercises around and very neatly demonstrates the edge this machine has over free weights because throughout the row movement you work against the same.
Cable row machine muscles worked.
Seated rows are typically done on a seated row machine or a seated cable row machine and the instructions for using each are almost the same.
Before getting started adjust the seat and chest pad.
The trapezius muscles the erector spinae rear deltoids biceps biceps.
The seated row targets almost all of the muscles of the back.
The seated cable row develops the muscles of the back and the forearms.
The seated cable row is performed on a weighted horizontal cable machine with a bench and foot plates.
Which one you choose will not affect how the upper body is worked but does affect which lower body.
What muscles are worked in the seated row exercise.
At each stage your body is in a different position and as such there are different muscles being engaged.
You can use a lever or cable based machine as well as a resistance band to complete the exercise.
It is an excellent all around compound exercise for developing mainly the middle back while offering useful arm work as well.