Quarterly Reminder that Bent Over Barbell Rows are a trash exercise and you have vastly superior options
Unless you’re a Manlet with short arms, these don’t need to be in your training repertoire
Unless you’re a Manlet with short arms, these don’t need to be in your training repertoire
I always found it interesting that this exercise it was so recommended in classical bodybuilding literature, until I realized it the average height of a bodybuilder from that time was about 5’8
For this exercise to work well, you need to be under 6 feet tall, have a thick fire hydrant torso, and relatively short arms with average to short legs. If that is you great, keep on hoisting to your hearts content. I’m sure there are outliers to this as well…
but for everyone else, and certainly if you are built long and lanky, this is one of the more inefficient back exercises you could do
Especially for women as well. I have seen far too many novice trainers have their female clients do these…
Especially for women as well. I have seen far too many novice trainers have their female clients do these…
, only to have complain of neck pain, tight traps, and it’s never going to feel natural.
it’s a ton of lumbar stress, Even with correct body positioning, the lumbar spine is always the limiting factor.
Past a beginner level of strength, there are simply better exercises
it’s a ton of lumbar stress, Even with correct body positioning, the lumbar spine is always the limiting factor.
Past a beginner level of strength, there are simply better exercises
The movement is always going to be limited by the setup.
The more upright version does work for some people (again if that’s you, have at it) but the form can turn ugly fast, It turns into an ego lift
The more upright version does work for some people (again if that’s you, have at it) but the form can turn ugly fast, It turns into an ego lift
Dorian Yates had a unique body that he benefited from this exercise, if you have his genetics, I would not need to tell you that.
Run with it.
Run with it.
For the majority of people, don’t waste your time on this. Do a seated row of some kind, chest supported row, machine row, there are a multitude of better movements for back development
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