Exercises / Back / Inverted Row
Inverted Row
Inverted Row: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: body only. Level: beginner.
- Equipmentbody only
- Levelbeginner
- Forcepull
- Typecompound
- Body partback
- Primary muscles
- upper back, biceps
- Secondary muscles
- forearms
How to do it
- Set up a bar at waist height or use a suspension trainer.
- Stand facing the bar or suspension trainer, with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Grab the bar or handles with an overhand grip, slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
- Lean back, keeping your body straight and your heels on the ground.
- Pull your chest towards the bar or handles, squeezing your shoulder blades together.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower yourself back to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.