Progression
Progression ladder for the Seated Cable Rows
Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.
Choose a different exercise
Search the exercise catalogue by name. The ladder and the log below both follow whichever exercise you pick.
Easier and harder steps around the Seated Cable Rows
These are the substitutes for the Seated Cable Rows, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.
Easier steps
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cable low seated row
- Intermediate
- Cable
- Lats
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cable straight back seated row
- Intermediate
- Cable
- Upper-back
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cable decline seated wide-grip row
- Intermediate
- Cable
- Lats
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cable floor seated wide-grip row
- Intermediate
- Cable
- Lats
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cable seated high row (v-bar)
- Intermediate
- Cable
- Lats
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cable reverse-grip straight back seated high row
- Intermediate
- Cable
- Upper-back
Where you are now

Seated Cable Rows
- Intermediate
- Cable
- Middle-back
Harder steps
Nothing in the substitutes for the Seated Cable Rows scores harder than it.
Log a workout on the Seated Cable Rows
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Your streak and badges on this account
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