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Exercise Details

Target Muscle Group

Middle Back

Equipment Required

Cable Machine

Experience Level

Intermediate

Force Type

Pull

Secondary Muscles

Lats, Biceps, Shoulders

Exercise Description

Cable crossover row builds a strong, wide back while improving your posture. It targets your middle back muscles for that V-shape look and helps balance out all that chest work.

How To

1. Set cables at chest height with handles attached. Stand in the middle with arms extended forward. 2. Pull both handles toward your chest, squeezing your shoulder blades together. Keep your core tight. 3. Focus on pulling with your back muscles, not your arms. Your cable crossover row should feel it between your shoulder blades. 4. Hold the squeeze for one second at the peak contraction. Keep your chest up and shoulders down. 5. Slowly return to starting position with control. Don't let the weight slam back during your cable crossover row.

Form Tips

• Keep your shoulders down and back throughout the entire cable crossover row movement • Pull your elbows straight back, not out to the sides like you're flying • Stand tall with a slight forward lean. Don't rock back and forth for momentum • Squeeze your shoulder blades together at the end of each cable crossover row rep

Common Mistakes

• Using too much weight and letting momentum take over instead of controlling the cable crossover row • Pulling with your arms instead of initiating the movement with your back muscles • Letting your shoulders roll forward or shrugging up toward your ears during the cable crossover row

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