Barbell Bent Over Row
Compound exercise · horizontal pull
How to do it
- Hinge forward at the hips with a straight back and keep the barbell close to your body.
- Pull the bar toward your lower chest or upper stomach.
- Lower it under control and keep your core braced.
Muscles involved
- upperBack
- 100
- lats
- 50
- biceps
- 30
- trapezius
- 30
- hamstrings
- 20
- obliques
- 20
- serratus
- 10
- abdominals
- 10
- shoulders
- 10
- chest
- 5
- glutes
- 5
- forearms
- 5
At a glance
- Type
- Compound exercise
- Movement pattern
- horizontal pull
- Equipment
- barbell
- Variations
- both arms
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