# Barbell Row

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/barbell-row

Also known as: Bent-Over Row, Barbell Bent-Over Row, Barbell Rowing, Bent Over Barbell Rowing, Pronated Barbell Row, BB Row, Bent-Over Barbell Row, Overhand Barbell Row, Barbell Bent Row

Body region: Back, Arms

## Muscles

- Main: Latissimus Dorsi, Brachialis, Brachioradialis
- Helps: Deltoid, Teres Major, Rhomboids, Biceps
- Holds: Levator Scapulae, Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, Serratus Anterior, Trapezius, Semispinalis, Erector Spinae, Multifidus, Internal Oblique, Transversus Abdominis, Gluteus Maximus, Adductor Magnus, Biceps Femoris, Semitendinosus, Semimembranosus, Gastrocnemius, Soleus, Triceps, Flexor Digitorum Superficialis, Flexor Digitorum Profundus

## Equipment

- Barbell

## Technique

1. Stand with feet hip-width apart and hold the bar with an overhand grip just outside the knees.
2. Hinge at the hips until your torso is about 45 degrees, spine neutral.
3. Pull the bar to your lower ribs, driving the elbows back.
4. Lower the bar until your arms are straight.

### Cues

- Keep the torso angle fixed.
- Squeeze the shoulder blades at the top.

### Common mistakes

- Rounding the lower back.
- Standing up with each rep to heave the bar.
- Pulling the bar to the chest instead of the belly.

## Variations

- [Reverse-Grip Barbell Row](https://heatsy.app/ex/reverse-grip-barbell-row)