Bent Over Barbell Row from Floor / Barbell / Pendlay Row
- Set up a barbell on the floor and stand facing it with your legs slightly wider than shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent.
- Bend forward at your waist and grip the barbell with an overhand grip.
- Keep your back straight and nearly parallel to the floor.
- Keep your head and neck straight. This is the start position.
- Without moving your torso, exhale and lift the barbell up towards you from the floor.
- Keep your elbows close to your body and use your forearms to support the weight.
- At the top of the movement, hold for a count of one and squeeze your back muscles.
- Return the barbell back to the floor as the start position, inhaling as you do so.
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Bent over barbell row from floor / barbell / pendlay row is a gym work out exercise that targets lower back and middle back / lats and also involves biceps and upper back & lower traps. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Close grip pullups / chinups, knee planks / reaches and semi-supine laying down / constructive rest position are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as bent over barbell row from floor / barbell / pendlay row. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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