Inverted row
Upper back Bodyweight
How to do it
- 1Set a bar at waist height or use a suspension trainer.
- 2Stand facing the bar or suspension trainer with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- 3Grip the bar or handles with an overhand grip, slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
- 4Lean back, keeping your body straight and your heels on the floor.
- 5Pull your chest toward the bar or handles, squeezing your shoulder blades together.
- 6Pause briefly at the top, then slowly lower yourself back to the starting position.
- 7Repeat 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.

