Inverted row on bench
Upper back Bodyweight
How to do it
- 1Set up a bench at a height that allows your body to hang freely beneath it.
- 2Lie flat on your back on the floor with your head toward the bench.
- 3Reach your arms up and grip the bench with an overhand grip, slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
- 4Position your body with your heels on the floor and your arms fully extended.
- 5Brace your core and squeeze your shoulder blades together as you pull your chest toward the bench.
- 6Pause briefly at the top of the movement, then slowly lower your body 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.

