Back · Cable
V-Bar Cable Seated High Row
How to do the v-bar cable seated high row, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Cable
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- HorizontalPull
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Sit at a cable row station with the pulley set high and attach a V-bar. Grip the bar with palms facing each other, arms extended toward the stack, and row it toward your upper chest by driving your elbows down and back. Return to a full stretch with control.
- 1Lats and middle traps pulling your elbows down and back
- 2Shoulder blades squeezing together at the finish
- 3A full stretch through the lats as the bar travels away
Common mistakes
- Leaning back hard to drag the weight in
- Shrugging your shoulders up toward your ears
- Cutting the stretch short at the front
Muscles worked
The v-bar cable seated high row mainly works the lats and mid traps, with the biceps, rear delts, forearms, and lower traps assisting.
- LatsPrimary
- Mid TrapsPrimary
- BicepsSupport
- Rear DeltsSupport
- ForearmsSupport
- Lower TrapsSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.