Standing Cross Row

Cable Standing Cross Row Exercise

Target Muscle: Posterior Deltoid (Shoulders)

Workout Mechanics: Compound | Workout Force: Pull Exercise | Utility: Auxiliary

Stablizer Muscle: Biceps Brachii

Synergists: Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, Deltoid, Lateral, Trapezius, Middle, Trapezius, Lower, Rhomboids, Brachialis, Brachioradialis

Standing Cross Row Instructions

Standing Cross Row Technique

Stand between two shoulder-high cable pulleys (adjustable cross-over machine). Grasp right stirrup with left hand and left stirrup with right hand. Step back until cables are angled back 30� to 45�. Position both elbows at height of shoulders, one over the other.

Standing Cross Row Form

Pull both cable attachments by moving elbows back to sides. Keep upper arms horizontal, perpendicular to trunk. Return and repeat.

Latissimus Dorsi becomes involved if elbows drop below shoulders.

Related Cable Exercises
1. Rear Delt Pull
2. Rear Delt Row
3. Rear Delt Row, One Arm
4. Rear Delt Row, Stirrups
5. Rear Lateral Raise
6. Rear Lateral Raise, One Arm
7. Seated Rear Lateral Raise
8. Standing Cross Row, One Arm