Cable Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown Alternative
12 substitute exercises that target the same muscles
Cable Seated Row
Cable Seated on Floor Row with Rope
Cable Standing Row
Cable Wide-Grip Rear Pulldown Behind Neck
Lever Lying T-Bar Row
Cable Standing Close-Grip Row
Cable Seated Row with V-Bar
Cambered Bar Lying Row
Kettlebell Bent-Over Row
Cable Elevated Row
Cable Reverse-Grip Straight Back Seated High Row
Cable Decline Seated Wide-Grip Row
Criteria used to find exercise alternatives
Same target muscles
We rank alternatives highest when their primary muscles exactly match. i.e: same target muscle, different movement.
Full muscle overlap
Secondary muscles and synergists are scored too, keeping the overall movement pattern close to the original lift.
Equipment considered
Equipment overlap nudges similar-kit options up the list. But we include different-equipment alternatives too so you're never stuck.
What the Cable Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown trains
Primary Latissimus Dorsi
Secondary Biceps Brachii Rhomboids Teres Major Trapezius Middle Fibers