Back · Cable
Cable Seated Row with V-Bar
How to do the cable seated row with v-bar, 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 your feet braced and a V-bar attached to the low pulley. Grasp the handles and pull them toward your abdomen while keeping your back straight, then return under control.
- 1Sit tall and pull the V-bar to your torso, feeling your lats and mid-back
- 2work
- 3Initiate by retracting your shoulder blades and driving your elbows back
- 4Squeeze at the end of the row and control the return for constant tension
Common mistakes
- Don't lean back excessively or use your torso for momentum
- Avoid shrugging your shoulders or rounding your back
- Don't let the weight pull you forward; stay braced through your core
Muscles worked
The cable seated row with v-bar mainly works the lats and mid traps, with the biceps, forearms, and rear delts assisting.
- LatsPrimary
- Mid TrapsPrimary
- BicepsSupport
- ForearmsSupport
- Rear DeltsSupport
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Lower TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.