Trunk rocks back on each rep
Erectors generate momentum; mid-back loses the load.
Overactive muscles
Erector spinaeHamstrings
Corrective work
Foam RollHamstrings↗StretchHamstring stretch with strap↗Pull · Upper Body
Standing High Cable Row
Coaching cues
- High pulley; stand close; pull the cable to the upper chest
- Elbows track wide — rear delt and rhomboid focus
- Scapulae retract fully at peak; pause
- Resist the cable on the return — full eccentric stretch
Common faults 2
Shoulders shrug at peak
Upper traps dominate; rhomboids and rear delts underactivate.
Overactive muscles
Upper trapeziusLevator scapulae
Corrective work
Foam RollUpper traps↗StretchLevator scapulae stretch↗