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Feb. 02/06, 07:25 AM
|  | Mod Squad | | Join Date: Dec 2005
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Rep Power: 686 | | | simple question on barbell rows
when you do barbell rows, do you lift your shoulderblades back too? like when you bring the weight down towards the floor you stretch your arms as far out as possible and follow with moving the shoulderblades forward. and when you go up you pull the shoulderblades back as far as possible, like, trying to make them touch, along with your arms of cource |
Feb. 02/06, 11:59 AM
|  | I love me some Mreik | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Behind Mreik, waxing his back
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Rep Power: 385 | | | I like Pendlay rows. Back is arched, knees bent. Pull the bar explosively up, squeezing the shoulder blades together (retraction), and the bar goes back to the ground. The upper body barely moves. |
Feb. 02/06, 12:28 PM
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Rep Power: 686 | | | and you put the shoulders forward as you put it down right? you dont hold the shoulder blades together? |
Feb. 02/06, 04:36 PM
| | Senior Member | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ...everywhere
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Rep Power: 23 | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Karky and you put the shoulders forward as you put it down right? you dont hold the shoulder blades together? |
right, don't hold your shoulder blades together, you don't necessarily have to think of it as pulling them together but more so as pulling the bar up and back in general. you can also try switching grips between overhand and underhand on the barbell, although i believe the most common is overhand, it feels slightly different with under, just a thought |
Feb. 02/06, 06:15 PM
|  | Deceptimod | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Nebraska
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Rep Power: 110 | | | the key to most upper back exercises is the range of motion, especially rowing moves. Standing, seated, bent over...its all about extending the arm and shoulder all the way forward, and all the way back.
I usually use a Smith machine for bent over BB rows, mainly becuase my gym lacks a more appropriate space or adjustable cage. I find a pronated (palms down) grip easy on smith, and supinated (palms up) grip very awkward, simple due to the fixed plane of motion that smith machine has. with that grip you really need the barbell to be free moving so it can follow a slight arc. I'd also argue that grip pulls the biceps more into play, much like a 'palms in' pull-up vs. palms facing away from you on a pull-up.
regardless, i think from your description you ARE followiing the full range of motion. |
Feb. 02/06, 11:01 PM
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Rep Power: 686 | | | okay, seems im doing it right then. | |
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