Bent Over Row (Barbell)
Hinge forward with a barbell hanging at arm's length and pull it to the waist, then lower it. Also called Barbell Row, Bent Over Row and Barbell Bent Over Row.
- Pattern
- Row
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Works
- Lats, upper back, rear delt, biceps
- Loads
- Shoulders, elbows, lower back, hips
If something hurts
Not medical advice. Sharp pain, numbness or swelling needs someone qualified to look at it.
Each swap below spares one joint.
The elbow stays straight, unlike a pull with a bent arm.
Lower back Chest Supported Row (Dumbbell)
Torso supported on a bench, so the hips and low back stay out of it.
Torso supported on a bench, so the hips and low back stay out of it.
When it stalls, these usually help
Takes the lower back out, so every set is a back set rather than a hinge hold.
Vertical pulling that a row cannot give you.
Direct rear-delt work for the finish of a row.
The biceps finish a row, and curls train them directly.
How Swolver coaches it
This lift is read from your own sessions. When it goes flat for four weeks, Swolver names the likely cause in plain words, such as weekly sets that dropped, and the one change to make. The rules are all on the method page.