Chest Supported Row (Dumbbell)
Chest on an inclined bench, arms hanging, row the dumbbells to the ribs. Also called Chest Supported Row and Incline Dumbbell Row.
- Pattern
- Row
- Equipment
- Dumbbells
- Works
- Lats, upper back, rear delt, biceps
- Loads
- Shoulders, elbows
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.
When it stalls, these usually help
Direct rear-delt work for the finish of a row.
Vertical pulling that a row cannot give you.
The biceps finish a row, and hammer curls train them with a similar grip.
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.