Seated Row (Machine)
Trains the upper back. You need a machine. None of our programs use it yet, but you can add it to any session you build.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
In the programs
None of our programs use the Seated Row (Machine)
It is in the app, so you can add it to any session and log it like anything else. It is just not written into one of our 50 free programs. If you want a upper back exercise that is, there are 13 on the Upper Back page.
Muscles worked
What Seated Row (Machine) trains
Technique
How to do the Seated Row (Machine)
- Sit on the row machine with your chest against the pad and your feet flat on the floor. Grasp the handles with both hands, arms extended in front of you.
- Pull the handles towards your torso by driving your elbows back and squeezing your shoulder blades together.
- Pause briefly at the point of peak contraction with your elbows behind your torso.
- Slowly extend your arms to return the handles to the starting position with control. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Keep your chest against the pad throughout the movement to prevent using momentum.
- Focus on pulling with your back muscles rather than your arms.
- Exhale as you pull the handles in and inhale as you extend your arms.
- Keep your shoulders down and avoid shrugging as you row.
Substitutes
Swap Seated Row (Machine) for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Seated Row (Machine) for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.