Bodyweight standing close-grip row
Upper back Bodyweight
How to do it
- 1Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent.
- 2Hinge forward at the waist, keeping your back straight and your core braced.
- 3Extend your arms straight in front of you, holding the bar or handles with a close grip.
- 4Pull the bar or handles toward your body, squeezing your shoulder blades together.
- 5Pause briefly at the top of the movement, then slowly release and return to the starting position.
- 6Repeat 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.

