Elbows flare wide
High elbow path shifts to rhomboids and rear delts; lats underactivate.
Overactive muscles
Posterior deltoidRhomboids
Corrective work
Foam RollLats↗StretchLat stretch (kneeling overhead)↗Pull · Upper Body
Cable Row — Elbows Low (Lat Focus)
Coaching cues
- Low pulley; overhand grip; elbows tucked close to the sides
- Initiate with scapular retraction; pull to the lower abdomen
- Feel the lats contract fully; pause at peak
- Control the return — full stretch every rep
Common faults 2
Trunk rocks back
Momentum substitutes for lat strength.
Overactive muscles
Erector spinaeHamstrings
Corrective work
Foam RollHamstrings↗StretchHamstring stretch with strap↗