Back · Other · Compound · Beginner
Suspended Row
PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Upper Back
- Also working
- Biceps, Lats
How to do it
- Suspend your straps at around chest height. Take a handle in each hand and lean back. Keep your body erect and your head and chest up. Your arms should be fully extended. This will be your starting position.
- Begin by flexing the elbow to initiate the movement. Protract your shoulder blades as you do so.
- At the completion of the motion pause, and then 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
- Smith Machine Bent Over Row · Machine
- Spinal Stretch · Bodyweight
- Straight Bar Bench Mid Rows · Barbell
- T-Bar Row with Handle · Barbell
- Two-Arm Kettlebell Row · Kettlebell
- Upper Back Stretch · Bodyweight
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