Weighted Pull Up vs Cable High Row

Maximizing Your Back Workout Plan

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Planfit users log Cable High Row more often — 651 sessions vs 270. Compare Back form, muscles worked, and when to use each.

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Planfit Users' Choice about Weighted Pull Up vs Cable High Row : Which is Better?

Based on randomly selected data from 1 million completed workouts, Planfit users log Cable High Row more often — 651 sessions compared to 270 for Weighted Pull Up.

Popularity is not the whole answer. Weighted Pull Up and Cable High Row differ in the muscles they load, the equipment they need, and how hard they are to learn — the comparison below covers each.

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How to Weighted Pull Up

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Weighted Pull Up muscles worked: Back

Form

  1. 1. Please pull your arms back until your chest touches the bar.
  2. 2. While bringing your shoulder blades together, naturally pull your arms back.
  3. 3. With your chest relaxed, slowly return to the starting position.

Coach's Comment

  1. 1. Please be careful not to lose your starting position when you come down.
  2. 2. Please rise using the strength of your shoulder blades, not your arms.

If you want to know a detailed guide to Weighted Pull Up, alternative exercises, and its benefits, check it out here. Check out the Weighted Pull Up Guide page of our blog!

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How to Cable High Row

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Cable High Row muscles worked: Back

Form

  1. 1. Grab the handle from the high position of the cable machine.
  2. 2. Pull your arms back and stabilize your upper body.
  3. 3. Slowly return to the original position.

Coach's Comment

  1. 1. Please be careful not to strain your shoulders by fully extending your shoulders and arms.
  2. 2. Please be careful not to let your trapezius muscles rise along with it.

If you want to know a detailed guide to Cable High Row, alternative exercises, and its benefits, check it out here. Check out the Cable High Row Guide page of our blog!

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