Bodyweight standing row (with towel)
Upper back Bodyweight
How to do it
- 1Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold a towel in front of you with both hands.
- 2Bend your knees slightly and hinge forward at the hips, keeping your back straight.
- 3Pull the towel toward your chest, squeezing your shoulder blades together.
- 4Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly release the tension and return to the starting position.
- 5Repeat 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.

