# Underhand Inverted Row

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/underhand-inverted-row

Also known as: Reverse Grip Inverted Row, Supinated Inverted Row, Underhand Body Row, Chin-Up Grip Inverted Row

Body region: Back, Arms

## Muscles

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

## Equipment

- Pull-Up Bar or Smith Machine or Barbell

## Technique

1. Set a bar at about waist height and lie under it, taking an underhand grip about shoulder width.
2. Straighten the body into a plank with heels on the floor and arms extended.
3. Pull your chest up to the bar, keeping the elbows close to your sides.
4. 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.

## Alternatives

- [Inverted Row](https://heatsy.app/ex/inverted-row)
- [Inverted Row with Rings](https://heatsy.app/ex/inverted-row-with-rings)