Kneeling Single-Arm High Pulley Row

A beginner compound strength exercise that works the upper back, using a cable machine.

Kneeling Single-Arm High Pulley Row — Starting position Starting position
Kneeling Single-Arm High Pulley Row — End position End position
Difficulty Beginner
Type Strength
Equipment Cable Machine
Primary Muscle Upper Back
AI Rep Counting Log manually

How to Do Kneeling Single-Arm High Pulley Row

  1. Attach a single handle to a high pulley and make your weight selection.
  2. Kneel in front of the cable tower, taking the cable with one hand with your arm extended. This will be your starting position.
  3. Starting with your palm facing forward, pull the weight down to your torso by flexing the elbow and retract the shoulder blade. As you do so, rotate the wrist so that at the completion of the movement, your palm is now facing you.
  4. After a brief pause, return to the starting position.

Muscles Worked

Front
Back

Primary

Where Kneeling Single-Arm High Pulley Row does most of its work.

Secondary

Assisting and stabilising muscles.

Alternatives to Kneeling Single-Arm High Pulley Row

10 movements that train the same primary muscle, closest substitutes first — same kind of training, then variations of the movement itself, then a similar difficulty.

  1. 1 Bent Over One-Arm Long Bar Row

    Bent Over One-Arm Long Bar Row

    A beginner compound strength exercise that works the upper back, using a barbell.

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  2. 2 One-Arm Dumbbell Row

    One-Arm Dumbbell Row

    A beginner compound strength exercise that works the upper back, using dumbbells.

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  3. 3 One-Arm Long Bar Row

    One-Arm Long Bar Row

    A beginner compound strength exercise that works the upper back, using a barbell.

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  4. 4 Leverage High Row

    Leverage High Row

    A beginner compound strength exercise that works the upper back, using a machine.

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  5. 5 Kneeling High Pulley Row

    Kneeling High Pulley Row

    A beginner compound strength exercise that works the upper back, using a cable machine.

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  6. 6 Bent Over Two-Arm Long Bar Row

    Bent Over Two-Arm Long Bar Row

    An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the upper back, using a barbell.

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  7. 7 One-Arm Kettlebell Row

    One-Arm Kettlebell Row

    An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the upper back, using a kettlebell.

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  8. 8 Two-Arm Kettlebell Row

    Two-Arm Kettlebell Row

    An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the upper back, using a kettlebell.

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  9. 9 Bent Over Barbell Row

    Bent Over Barbell Row

    A beginner compound strength exercise that works the upper back, using a barbell.

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  10. 10 Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row

    Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row

    A beginner compound strength exercise that works the upper back, using dumbbells.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What muscles do kneeling single-arm high pulley row work?

Kneeling Single-Arm High Pulley Row primarily works the upper back. The biceps assist as secondary muscles.

What equipment do I need for kneeling single-arm high pulley row?

Kneeling Single-Arm High Pulley Row uses cable machine.

Kneeling Single-Arm High Pulley Row: is it suitable for beginners?

Yes. Kneeling Single-Arm High Pulley Row is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.

What can I do instead of kneeling single-arm high pulley row?

Bent Over One-Arm Long Bar Row, One-Arm Dumbbell Row, One-Arm Long Bar Row train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.

Can Fitnit count my kneeling single-arm high pulley row reps automatically?

Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; kneeling single-arm high pulley row can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.

Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.

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