Cable Thibaudeau Kayak Row

Sit facing the cable machine with your feet shoulder-width apart and knees slightly bent. Grasp the cable handle with your right hand, keeping your arm extended and your torso straight. Pull the cable towards your body in a rowing motion, bringing your right elbow back and towards your ribcage. Slowly return to the starting position and repeat the movement for the desired number of repetitions. Switch sides and repeat with your left hand.

How to perform the Cable Thibaudeau Kayak Row

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Cable Thibaudeau Kayak Row 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 rhomboids.
  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 rhomboids 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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