Band seated row (male)

Band seated row demonstration gif

Instructions:

  • 1Sit on the ground and extend your legs in front of you, keeping them slightly bent
  • 2Anchor your band around something stable at your feet level and hold the ends of the band with each hand
  • 3Pull the band towards your waist by bending your elbows and squeezing your shoulder blades together
  • 4Hold the contraction for a second
  • 5Return slowly to the starting position by extending your arms

Tips:

  • Keep your back straight and chest up during the entire exercise
  • Avoid using your body momentum to pull the band, focus on your back muscles
  • Anchoring the band too high or too low can work different muscles, adjust as needed
  • Exhale as you pull the band towards you and inhale as you return to the starting position

Band seated row Muscles Worked

Arms

Back

Core

Legs