Dumbbell bent over row
Upper back Dumbbells
How to do it
- 1Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, knees slightly bent, and hold a dumbbell in each hand with your palms facing your body.
- 2Hinge forward at the hips, keeping your back straight and your core engaged.
- 3Allow your arms to hang straight down toward the floor, with your elbows slightly bent.
- 4Pull the dumbbells up toward your chest, squeezing your shoulder blades together.
- 5Pause briefly at the top, then slowly lower the dumbbells back to the starting position.
- 6Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
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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.

