Bodyweight standing row
Upper back Bodyweight
How to do it
- 1Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent.
- 2Hold a barbell or handles with an overhand grip, palms facing down.
- 3Keep your back straight and your core braced.
- 4Pull the barbell or handles toward your body, squeezing your shoulder blades together.
- 5Pause briefly at the top of the movement.
- 6Slowly release and extend your arms back to the starting position.
- 7Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
More upper back exercises
- Back leverBodyweight
- Dumbbell palm rotational bent over rowDumbbells
- Elbow lift - reverse push-upBodyweight
- Front lever repsBodyweight
- Lever one arm lateral high rowLeverage machine
- Upper back stretchBodyweight
- Standing archerBodyweight
- Chin-ups (narrow parallel grip)Bodyweight
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.

