Barbell Bent-Over Row

Start

Finish

How to do it

Hinge to ~45°, row bar to lower ribs, keep spine neutral.

Muscles worked

Primary: back · Also works: biceps, rear delts

Equipment

Barbell, Full gym

Common mistakes

• Rounding back
• Standing too upright

Variations

• Pendlay row
• Underhand row

Can't do this one? Swap it for

• Single-Arm Dumbbell Row
• Resistance Band Row

Take care: ABROFIT automatically removes this movement for anyone who has flagged a lower back problem. If that's you, use one of the swaps above and speak to a physio before loading it.

Related exercises

• Pull-Upback
• Lat Pulldownback
• Single-Arm Dumbbell Rowback
• Resistance Band Rowback
• Inverted Rowback
• Child's Poseback