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Alternating Close-Grip Machine Row

Also: lever alternating narrow grip seated row

Main
Upper back
Secondary
BicepsForearms
Equipment
Leverage machine
Level
Beginner
Movement
Horizontal pull

How to do it

  1. Adjust the seat height and footplate position to ensure proper alignment.
  2. Sit on the machine with your back straight and feet flat on the footplate.
  3. Grasp the handles with a narrow grip, palms facing each other.
  4. Keep your chest up and shoulders back throughout the exercise.
  5. Pull one handle towards your torso while keeping the other handle stationary.
  6. Squeeze your shoulder blades together at the end of the movement.
  7. Slowly return the handle to the starting position and repeat with the other side.
  8. Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.

Same movement

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Exercise data: exercises-dataset (MIT) by Hasan Emir Yıldırım