Band Seated Underhand Grip Row

The Band Seated Underhand Grip Row targets your back muscles while improving your upper body strength.

  1. Secure the resistance band under your feet while seated.
  2. Grab the band with an underhand grip, keeping your elbows close to your body.
  3. Pull the band towards your torso, squeezing your shoulder blades together.
  4. Slowly return to the starting position and repeat.

How to perform the Band Seated Underhand Grip Row

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Band Seated Underhand Grip Row using your band.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your trapezius.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your trapezius rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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