Low Pulley Row To Neck

ShouldersCableBeginnerCompound
Low Pulley Row To Neck — start position
Start
Low Pulley Row To Neck — finish position
Finish
Muscles worked
PrimaryShoulders
SecondaryBiceps, Mid back, Traps

How to do it

  1. 01

    Sit on a low pulley row machine with a rope attachment.

  2. 02

    Grab the ends of the rope using a palms-down grip and sit with your back straight and your knees slightly bent. Tip: Keep your back almost completely vertical and your arms fully extended in front of you. This will be your starting position.

  3. 03

    While keeping your torso stationary, lift your elbows and start bending them as you pull the rope towards your neck while exhaling. Throughout the movement your upper arms should remain parallel to the floor. Tip: Continue this motion until your hands are almost next to your ears (the forearms will not be parallel to the floor at the end of the movement as they will be angled a bit upwards) and your elbows are out away from your sides.

  4. 04

    After holding for a second or so at the contracted position, come back slowly to the starting position as you inhale. Tip: Again, during no part of the movement should the torso move.

  5. 05

    Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

In the app

Low Pulley Row To Neck appears when you own a cable stack and the day's window has room for it. Loads come from Rule 3 (Loads rise when earned, read from RPE, graded strong) and climb on the reps you actually did.

If a machine is taken the engine swaps a same-pattern movement and says why.

If you don't have a cable stack

Same movement pattern, same primary muscles — swap by what you have.

With barbell
With cable

More shoulders exercises

All shoulders exercises ›