Underhand Inverted Row
Also known as: Reverse Grip Inverted Row, Supinated Inverted Row, Underhand Body Row, Chin-Up Grip Inverted Row
Body region
Muscles
Main
Helps
Holds
Equipment
- Pull-Up Bar or Smith Machine or Barbell
Technique
- Set a bar at about waist height and lie under it, taking an underhand grip about shoulder width.
- Straighten the body into a plank with heels on the floor and arms extended.
- Pull your chest up to the bar, keeping the elbows close to your sides.
- Lower slowly to straight arms.
Cues
- Keep the body rigid.
- Elbows brush the ribs.
- Squeeze the glutes.
Common mistakes
- Letting the hips sag.
- Pulling only with the biceps.
- Shortening the range at the bottom.