Smith bent over row
Upper back Smith machine
How to do it
- 1Set up the Smith machine with the bar at hip height.
- 2Stand facing the bar with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- 3Bend your knees slightly and hinge forward at the hips, keeping your back flat.
- 4Grip the bar with an overhand grip, hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
- 5Pull the bar toward your lower chest, squeezing your shoulder blades together.
- 6Pause for a moment at the top position, then slowly lower the bar back to the starting position.
- 7Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
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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.

