Back · Barbell · Compound · Beginner
One-Arm Long Bar Row


PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Upper Back
- Also working
- Biceps, Lats
How to do it
- Position a bar into a landmine or in a corner to keep it from moving. Load an appropriate weight onto your end.
- Stand next to the bar, and take a grip with one hand close to the collar. Using your hips and legs, rise to a standing position.
- Assume a bent-knee stance with your hips back and your chest up. Your arm should be extended. This will be your starting position.
- Pull the weight to your side by retracting the shoulder and flexing the elbow. Do not jerk the weight or cheat during the movement.
- After a brief pause, return to the starting position.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the upper back as its main muscle and is also a pull, on a different piece of equipment.
Other upper back exercises
- One Arm Chin-Up · Other
- One-Arm Dumbbell Row · Dumbbell
- One-Arm Kettlebell Row · Kettlebell
- Reverse Grip Bent-Over Rows · Barbell
- Rhomboids-SMR · Foam Roller
- Seated Cable Rows · Cable
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