Bodyweight standing close-grip one arm row
Upper back Bodyweight
How to do it
- 1Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, knees slightly bent, and hold a dumbbell in one hand with a neutral grip.
- 2Hinge forward at the hips, keeping your back straight and your core braced.
- 3Pull the dumbbell toward your chest, keeping your elbow close to your body and squeezing your shoulder blades together.
- 4Pause briefly at the top, then slowly lower the dumbbell back to the starting position.
- 5Repeat for the desired number of reps, then switch sides.
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- Standing archerBodyweight
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See it moving
In the app every exercise comes with its animation and the muscle marked on the body, with the set timer and the rests counted.
See NiudThis page is for information and doesn’t replace a professional. If you have an injury or a medical condition, ask first. Data from the open catalogue hasaneyldrm/exercises-dataset, MIT licence.

