Andrew Kwong's cable-row guide looks beyond the handle
Six simultaneous demonstrations show how elbow position and pulling direction shift the emphasis across the back.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 133,973 views a day, 7.5 times a normal first day on this channel (17,952).
Cable Row Variations (Know the Difference)
There is no voiceover to follow, just a gym demonstration multiplied across the screen. Andrew Kwong's "Cable Row Variations (Know the Difference)" puts six versions of the exercise side by side, with green anatomical overlays highlighting the muscles involved.
The Short reached about 130,000 views in 22 hours, well ahead of the channel's usual first-day pace. Cable rows are familiar territory for DeltaBolic: a previous form tutorial is still its most watched Short.
Here, the useful distinction is not simply which attachment to pick up. In the description, Kwong explains that a close V-handle row toward the belly button emphasizes the lats when the elbows stay tucked and travel toward the hips. A wide, overhand straight-bar row pulled high toward the chest shifts more emphasis to the upper back and rear delts.
Even the same single-arm D-handle gets two different jobs. Pulling with the elbow close to the torso emphasizes the lats; raising the elbow and pulling toward the side of the ear emphasizes the rear delts.
Kwong's central point is that these are changes in emphasis, not ways to isolate one back muscle completely. The handle matters, but where the elbow goes and which direction you pull often matter more.
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Where next?
- Channel
- Andrew Kwong (DeltaBolic)
- Subscribers
- 2,860,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 16,569,765
- Channel views, pace per day
- 3,827,242 (on a normal day: 2,465,370)
- Video published
- October 30, 2026
- Video views so far
- 130,169 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 133,973
The numbers
The cable-row Short is drawing views much faster than a usual DeltaBolic first day. Daily viewing across the channel is also above its typical level.
💡 Test your knowledge
Which attachment does Kwong use for the wide, overhand row toward the chest?
Kwong's guide pairs the wide, overhand straight-bar row with a high pull toward the chest.


