Smith Machine Inverted Row
Also known as: Smith Inverted Row, Smith Machine Body Row, Smith Bar Inverted Row
Body region
Muscles
Main
Helps
Holds
Equipment
Technique
- Set the Smith bar at about waist height and rest it on the hooks or stops so it cannot slide. Lie under it and grip the bar just wider than the shoulders.
- Straighten your body with heels on the floor and arms fully extended.
- Pull your chest to the bar, keeping the body rigid.
- Lower slowly to straight arms.
Cues
- Squeeze the glutes and abs to hold the plank.
- Pull to the lower chest.
Common mistakes
- Letting the hips drop.
- Stopping short of the bar.
- Using momentum from the legs.