Leverage High Row

How to do the Leverage High Row

1. Load an appropriate weight onto the pins and adjust the seat height so that you can just reach the handles above you. Adjust the knee pad to help keep you down. Grasp the handles with a pronated grip. This will be your starting position.
2. Pull the handles towards your torso, retracting your shoulder blades as you flex the elbow.
3. Pause at the bottom of the motion, and then slowly return the handles to the starting position.
4. For multiple repetitions, avoid completely returning the weight to the stops to keep tension on the muscles being worked.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	middle back
Secondary	lats
Equipment	machine
Difficulty	beginner
Type	compound

No machine? Train the same muscles with these

Ordered by how likely you are to own the 6 options.

Inverted Row Bodyweight Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row Dumbbell Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row With Palms In Dumbbell Dumbbell Incline Row Dumbbell One-Arm Dumbbell Row Dumbbell Alternating Renegade Row Kettlebell

Harder than the Leverage High Row

One Arm Chin-Up expert · Other Equipment Mixed Grip Chin expert · Other Equipment Alternating Renegade Row expert · Kettlebell

Superset the Leverage High Row with

Opposing chest work — alternate sets without extra rest.

Decline Smith Press chest Leverage Chest Press chest Leverage Decline Chest Press chest Leverage Incline Chest Press chest

Common questions

What muscles does the Leverage High Row work?

The Leverage High Row primarily works the mid back, with the lats as secondary movers. Alternating Renegade Row, Bent Over Barbell Row, and Bent Over One-Arm Long Bar Row train the same muscle, across 8 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Leverage High Row?

A Machine. Without a machine, Inverted Row, Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row, and Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row With Palms In train the same muscle, and 4 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Leverage High Row suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Leverage High Row is rated beginner. One Arm Chin-Up, Mixed Grip Chin, and Alternating Renegade Row are the progressions from here.

Where should the Leverage High Row go in a workout?

Early — the Leverage High Row is compound, working 2 muscle groups, so run it first or second while you are fresh, then superset Decline Smith Press and Leverage Chest Press later.

Similar exercises

Alternating Renegade Row Kettlebell Bent Over Barbell Row Barbell Bent Over One-Arm Long Bar Row Barbell Bent Over Two-Arm Long Bar Row Barbell Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row Dumbbell Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row With Palms In Dumbbell