Cable Single Arm High Row with Chest Support

Perform the cable single arm high row with chest support to target your upper back and shoulders.

  1. Adjust the cable machine to a high position and attach a single handle.
  2. Position yourself with your chest against the support pad, feet shoulder-width apart.
  3. Grab the handle with one hand, keeping your arm extended.
  4. Pull the handle towards your chest, squeezing your shoulder blade at the top of the movement.
  5. Slowly return to the starting position and repeat.

How to perform the Cable Single Arm High Row with Chest Support

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Cable Single Arm High Row with Chest Support using your cable.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your latissimus dorsi.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your latissimus dorsi rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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