# Inverted Row with Rings

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/inverted-row-with-rings

Also known as: Ring Row, Gymnastic Ring Row, Ring Inverted Row, Rings Row, Gymnastic Rings Row

Body region: Back, Arms

## Muscles

- Main: Trapezius, Latissimus Dorsi, Rhomboids
- Helps: Deltoid, Teres Major, Biceps, Brachialis, Brachioradialis
- Holds: Erector Spinae, Rectus Abdominis, Gluteus Maximus

## Equipment

- Gymnastic Rings

## Technique

1. Set gymnastic rings at about waist height and take them in a neutral grip, then lean back with straight arms.
2. Walk your feet forward until your body is angled under the rings, in a straight line from head to heels.
3. Pull your chest to the rings, turning your palms slightly toward you as you pull.
4. Lower slowly to straight arms.

### Cues

- Squeeze the glutes and abs to stay straight.
- Pull the rings to the sides of the chest.
- Keep the rings steady and shoulders away from the ears.

### Common mistakes

- Letting the hips sag.
- Craning the neck forward.
- Letting the rings drift wide and shoulders roll forward.

## Alternatives

- [Suspension Row](https://heatsy.app/ex/suspension-row)
- [Inverted Row](https://heatsy.app/ex/inverted-row)