This exercise targets your lats specifically the mid and lower back.
Seated cable row without machine.
One arm dumbbell rows.
Set up your anchor point at belly button height when you are seated with your legs extended and your back straight.
However the flat bench may not offer enough clearance for your arms without hitting the ground.
The best thing about these exercises is that you only need some dumbbells a barbell and your own body weight.
The seated cable row is just one of many exercises that can be performed to maximize back strength and hypertrophy.
Incredibly easy to do and just as effective you can successfully build strength and mass in your back with these rowing exercises.
Along with the deadlift exercise there are several other great mass building back exercises that you can use instead of seated rows.
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Now you can get a similar workout without the actual rowing machine thanks to this cardio band row routine from men s.
This variation works the lats and rhomboids just like seated rows on a machine.
8 best seated cable row alternatives.
So there you have it 3 seated cable row alternatives that target the muscles in your upper back biceps and mid back without a row machine.
Seated cable row alternative exercises.
If you don t have an incline bench you could perform this exercise lying facedown on a standard bench.
You can do seated rows with a resistance band if you don t have access to gym equipment.
If you don t have access to a cable machine try the following movements in lieu of the seated cable row.
First they will hit your traps and lats at least.
The incline row is one of the more difficult rows to perform at home without any extra equipment as it requires dumbbells and an incline bench.