advice needed for rowing

indigoblues SG

hey guys,

anyone has a vid on how to get good form for bent-over rows.

its cause i used to do them with 2 dumbells and my back bent.

but my friend said that i'll get lower back injuries easily like that, and my form wasn't very good .

thus do you guys use a bench when you're rowing,
eg. one side use bench support other side rowing.

oh yea, are upright rows and pressess sufficient to build broad shoulders?

eagle SG

for dumbbell row... Sometimes when the gym is too crowded, I sit on my legs (something like horse riding stance), rest one arm on one leg, then pull, while making the back straight.

One tip to keep back straight, make your head keep looking up.

galapogos SG

Don’t do the upright row. That’s a bad one for the shoulder. You can do either bent over barbell row, or 1-arm dumbbell row over a bench. Just make sure your back is neutral in both cases and squeeze your shoulders inwards at the top of the pull.

purez SG

Originally posted by eagle:

for dumbbell row... Sometimes when the gym is too crowded, I sit on my legs (something like horse riding stance), rest one arm on one leg, then pull, while making the back straight.

One tip to keep back straight, make your head keep looking up.

erm i'd say ur neck follows ur spine...[/b]

Simon Dean SG

1)Arch your back like a cat.1 trick can be to tilt your neck back.

2)Relax knees and do NOT lock them.

3)Bent over 45 degrees(There are many differeniating views on the angle but you should be back to feel the muscles worked at that angle.If not you can bend over somemore)

4)Pull to your naval.

5)Use a mirror to guide your form.(Side view)

6)Practise form with light barbell(discretion)first.

7)There are two grips.One is pronanted(Standard double overhand), another is supinated(curl grip).The latter is called a Yates row if i am not mistaken.

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Simon Dean SG

indigoblues SG

yea, thanks for the advice guys!

and simon dean, that picture is totally freaky.
his back is too dam big its disgusting!

haha.

comberbache SG

Is that picture supposed to WARN us, or ENCOURAGE us?

Laughing

eagle SG

Laughing