How to Perfect Your Dumbbell Row | Form Check | Men's Health

[@HermansSermons]

I had been doing these with my knee on the bench for years. It never felt right, was never satisfying, and was always my least favorite exercise. This method feels much better. Thanks for the tips.

[@junhowon1]

Exact same experience here! This video was super helpful. OTOH while this form looks much better for my spines, I'm a bit worried about my writst (the one on the bench)...

[@phineos3284]

Same

[@Isaiah_writes_360]

Me too mate 👍

[@Blkac-pill-Black-Life]

yeeeaaahhh and in 2 hours im heading to the gym to try it the first time now im hyped af

[@grumpyguss]

@@junhowon1 You can use something a bit higher or incline the bench a bit. As long as you're square, neutral spine and using the right muscles to lift you'll be fine.

[@imperialtekk9443]

I know this video is old. But I've been out of shape and over weight for more than half my life. Started working out consistently about a month ago. I've noticed a huge change back in May I weighed in at 252lbs. I'm now down to 227 as of this morning. I've actually started noticing muscle gains finally. These youtube videos are a life saver for me teaching me proper ways to workout.

[@SolarJakee]

Good luck on your journey 💪

[@SolareofAstora]

The fatter u start at the easier it is to get those sweet sweet gains. A month later how u lookin buddy

[@alex_blue5802]

That's AWESOME! Hope you stick with it.

[@kirbyellis4337]

The videos are indeed. You can hire a personal trainer who can probably get you going right a little faster but ultimately these videos help you achieve the same and save hundreds per month. One trainer i enquirer about quoted 1 hour per week at 400 dollars!

[@JeffyNolmen]

tryna get like you bro💪🏾

[@kareneverett5366]

I have watched dozens of how-to videos and you are awesome! You get right to the point without a lot of unnecessary talking. Your instruction is easy to understand and extremely helpful!! Thank you!

[@CantThinkofaCoolOne]

Nice. I was doing it all wrong. Knee on the bench, and twisting the back. Fixed now. Thanks.

[@pedrorosado3622]

I was doing exactly the same thing. Fixed as well.

[@kennsthetics]

Good thing bcause if u continue u will het hernia

[@ninjabaconpro144]

@@timewithchad2748 thats so rude

[@CloudJack]

Same

[@Scarabola]

@@timewithchad2748 this comment gave me a hernia

[@bigsponk7849]

Bent rows are one of the hardest workouts in my opinion. If you’re pushing the weight (with good form), you’ll feel absolutely beat after. Such a good workout!!!

[@SLISKI_JOHNNY]

Two important things I noticed are: 1. Make sure that the forearm is loose, always 90 degrees from the ground, not from the upper arm - you don't want to lock the elbow, just let the forearm hang loose 2. When moving down, extend the arm as much as possible, as if you're trying to reach something on the ground for full range of movement

[@b.n9076]

Thank you for these tips I’ve starting to workout and I’ve noticed I’ve been locking my elbow.

[@kirbyellis4337]

@@b.n9076new to this but what do you mean by locking the elbow

[@arpitshivhare217]

I was hurting my elbows with locked position

[@r.s.dickerson8930]

What a better way to get this done. I seriously never liked the “knee on a bench” way. I have seen this exercise done many times but this way feels the best!! Thank you

[@joshguye]

This feels so much better than the "traditional" dumbbell row (knee on bench, etc.) Thank you so much for sharing this!

[@elijahpalmore2491]

Wouod you describe yourself as taller ? I think that’s why it’s weird for me

[@joshguye]

@@elijahpalmore2491 Yeah, I'm 6'2" so the standing formation is much easier for me.

[@blitzkriegedvanhauten5261]

@@joshguye poojeet

[@Kj4real]

This didn’t help ima skip rows

[@jaswantraaj9336]

Bro is it ok if I feel my rhomboids rather than lats while doing this

[@hotrock1000]

1:44

[@hotrock1000]

Fuck Jay i gotchu

[@smalliver365]

🐐

[@Callitwhatitis]

A year from now someone else will say there’s something wrong with these form omg

[@ELIDOTORG]

There still something wrong cause you got to pop that booty look up jeff cavalier. This is where this guy got it from. LOL

[@maurilio1294]

@@ELIDOTORG do you guys know how high to put up the weight, cuz Jeff pull it up where his elbow was about 90 degrees and these guy are pulling way past. Which one is right?

[@ELIDOTORG]

Just enough to where your using your latt. Cause this movement is a rowing motion.

[@nukey555]

anyway can you trust a guy in leggings? :P

[@yeetwchybaban]

Hmm

[@dr.wardsonlinelessons]

Nice job, guys. Like a lot of other folks here, I have also been a lifelong "put your knee on the bench" guy. No more of that.

[@mellebo4112]

Knee off bench Feet knee hips square Hips below shoulders Head relaxed and straight Tighten shoulders before each rep Lower back no rotation On way up lead with Elbows

[@Heavymetal16]

What the fck... when did he ever say "Tighten shoulders before each rep" lol

[@nicholaslysek6007]

@@Heavymetal16 1:22

[@Heavymetal16]

@@nicholaslysek6007 1:22 you sure? Because all i hear is that u must lock the core

[@nicholaslysek6007]

@@Heavymetal16 It's actually a text box on the top of the screen, he doesn't say those words specifically

[@nonameavailable16]

Thanks

[@caseynoller6837]

Thank you for this!! This also will help the vast majority of people who have imbalanced hips. I’ve always found it harder to not rotate while using the leg back form.

[@leetemple1033]

So glad I watched this. I've always done it with one knee on the bench and much like another lift (the upright row - stopped doing that years ago), it never felt anything close to natural. I'll have to lower the weight substantially but i don't care, I'll be doing it this way from now on. Thanks guys.

[@itzhaklevchar7159]

Somehow you manage to make videos on stuff that’s been bothering me is insane. Keep up the good work! 👌👍💪

[@salomiandres7499]

Whenever I did this my lower back started to hurt. I tried to find the reason but couldn't until I saw this video. Thank you for putting it out

[@jared1750]

Thanks. I don't get lower back pain but I certainly will avoid it now. I was twisting just slightly going down.

[@taurius84]

Truly amazing. It really helped me feel my back muscles for the 1st time. Thanks to men's health.

[@ernball300]

This is great help since my knees don’t like a lot of pressure.

[@rogerskelton9673]

Either way is correct as long as you don’t twist or yank...nice slow controlled movements. I put my knee on the bench and keep my head up looking in the mirror to stop from twisting and start and stop at the right range of motion.

[@Eat_My_Shortz]

Same.. haven’t experienced any issues as of yet

[@horz6773]

My lower back fcking hurt after diving into this with no clue how the proper form works now it's all right

[@joegreenwood86]

Nice video. If you want to get the form right and use the right muscles, just imagine there's someone behind you and you're trying to elbow them in the face :)

[@rahulik9891]

Haha nice

[@tiaslays255]

Thanks!! That’s smart

[@thefangrepeater]

I seriously didn't feel anything until I did this. Thanks!

[@zubstep]

My goodness, this helps so much. Thank you!

[@JC3178]

That tip helped, thanks

[@cliffbrown4217]

Best Demonstration that I have ever seen thank you.

[@Amber-jq3yq]

Thanks for the information

[@lothropstoddardiii6231]

using the forearm as a "hook" is such a great way to explain this movement! Great stuff!

[@cmoney209]

Very helpful. The knee on the bench always felt wrong.

[@SupShelbs]

I did this and my lats and mid back definitely feeling it next day! A good workout

[@tapiwa9438]

This helped me sooo much, I was doing it with my knees bent and was feeling it in my lower back, now I feel it in the right muscles

[@yourfriendlycynic]

very useful, i needed something to work my back without putting stress on the ac joint due to an injury. i'll miss my pulldowns, chinups and pushups tho. at least until i get given the green light to resume those by my physio

[@beng9886]

Great video thank you!

[@alipeyvast5281]

Very useful ❤

[@sticky4444]

another thing my strength coach in football taught me was squeeze at the top for a 3 count. helps a lot

[@BrotherBeard75]

Doing it wrong for more than 30 years. Going to folow your instruction. Seems right that way! Tyvm

[@lukaszzz365]

Nice bicep exercise.

[@brucewayneissupermanquinn601]

Wow, this completely fixed my issues! No more knee/bench for me. Thanks guys!!

[@SilvanaFit]

Well done! Thanks!!!

[@syrzn9423]

Thanks!💪🏻 been doing it wrong my whole(back workout) life!

[@raypu6378]

Thanks bro, this helps a lot

[@asadd2]

my god this is so much better than that kneel-on-bench version. I could never control it properly, I can focus on using my lat way better with this, thanks!

[@Mr_Puh]

Very informative, thank you!

[@2BuckGeo]

Thanks brother

[@annas8308]

Awesome form check!

[@gr0tr14n]

Thanks I have been using my leg whenever I did them

[@kevinbowditch4842]

This is the third way I have been shown how to do this, for fuck sake 🤯 I going to do it my way

[@Imaginewagonz67]

just do this one and you're all good

[@sohailape]

@@Imaginewagonz67 that's what they all say lol

[@HerHappyWay]

Hhahahah

[@mfyameen]

Please make more of these form check videos 🙏🏾

[@stevenwisniewski1]

knee on the bench always felt awkward to me, was never sure I was doing them right. great video.

[@AryanSharma-hs8nv]

Thank you sensei

[@B744ER]

Legit just felt what lat activation is supposed to feel like. Thanks for this video!! Was doing the first method and I felt like it was just working the wrong muscles.

[@Lee-70ish]

If you are doing triceps . Yes knee on bench outside foot in the end of the cross member . Zero shoulder movement straight pull as high as you can but not moving the shoulder then back down . Its not a big movement if done with discipline and it works great

[@priyansu8156]

Thank you ❤️

[@Kings_Landing_Serf]

Great video

[@idktwo3904]

Oh my, thank you so much for this! I was doing it all wrong! Thanks alot for saving me a lot of issues

[@crystalclaire15]

i’ve been embarrassing myself doing it with my knee on the bench this whole time lol

[@TheCarson65]

Same! As annoying as it is to have people come correct you, I wish someone did before I continued this workout so wrong lol

[@tiaslays255]

@@TheCarson65 me too tf

[@Boldo921]

there is nothing wrong with doing it with knee on the bench

[@alexreyes7237]

The vast majority of people put the knee on the bench it’s not embarrassing lol

[@iamsuperman689]

Your technique is good for back and also for core strength, but it is not for beginners i suggest, do it if you are ready for it

[@BigHeadBob]

Now I'm ripped!

[@xlben10]

Really felt it in my lats for this

[@davetheman2615]

thanks guys great video, i was doing this wrong

[@drassman7957]

Fire 🔥 best video I watched yet

[@TightLifeStory]

... you didn't see much in your life, i guess

[@Ve-suvius]

Great video.

[@hemasingh4617]

Thank you for correcting

[@josephariate3173]

Thanks very informative.

[@sitkuro4174]

That’s helpful thank you

[@littlejohny9545]

Very very thank you man It was really helpful

[@JohnPaoloGurtiza]

Thank you

[@selvamthiagarajan8152]

I was also doing it knee on bench. I will follow your setup. Thank you 😊

[@isaacery]

So much better than the awkie version cheers

[@lelisramondivina1873]

Feels more on my lats. Safer version. I think can lift heavier weights. Thanks for this.

[@mattywillmott2152]

helped so much

[@cmd2973]

DB should be pulled back more towards your hip for maximum lat work. And there’s nothing wrong with your knee on the bench.

[@ChapHammersmith]

@2nies he’s correct though you tool!

[@Hassan-hj7pw]

Late reply and maybe you know already but the bench variation is how you can get hernias so you should avoid it

[@HandE2Go]

idk i prefer the bench but you did bring up some good points, which is lead with your elbow not your bicep/tricep, and avoid torsion of the lower back..

[@thanasis2245]

Great tip thanks 🙏🏻

[@patrickbennett439]

I think il try this style of row, ive always liked the old/improper way. I didnt like some of the other new ways ive tried, but this is actually it, the way i can tell il like it. I just tried it on the couch for a feel test. Yep. Thanks

[@tylermarshall5350]

Great video, learned a lot thank you

[@bench-xpress]

Thanx guys 🤓

[@olavklausen7131]

Damn I watched this video IN the Gym and corrected my form. It felt so much better. Thanks!!

[@souagali7912]

Pull the dumbell to the shoulder is a curl for biceps, to the hip is for lat.

[@2spiderjadeiteleiaweb]

Awesome video! I learned a lot from it 😁

[@cienten9002]

shldnt the dumbbell be pulled more towards the hip as ive seen on other vids?

[@kwamd.1461]

This was helpful. Appreciate it!

[@SteamGSO]

So this would help correct posture right? Since it engages mid back muscles

[@SpaceMissile]

great, thanks

[@MrSywin]

I feel 1:54 is the key bit from this video. Make sure you don't use the biceps, but try to raise the elbow first.

[@guilhermegeek7198]

Sublime...keep it up

[@rpasko3]

Brilliant.

[@edsontorrontegui9491]

pretty informative

[@artymunoz5060]

I did the rows with my knee on the bench also and when I went heavy. It really irritated my hip Thanks for showing me this

[@yashrocky9187]

A very important question- While doing dumbell rows,barbell rows what should be my spine position ? Should it be little anterior pelvic tilt or simply neutral ? I have seen many people doing back exercises with an arch in the back (like anterior pelvic tilt ). So my question is the spine should simply be in neutral position (straight) or should have an arch like position ?

[@MysticHHi]

im feeling it more in my triceps and shoulder

[@nicole10799]

Thanks for the video!! I was doing the first wrong form for the longest!

[@robertsakshaug6298]

Is this row for lats?

[@birddogsforever9135]

I've been doing this wrong also for years, this technique is a night and day difference!

[@GabrielCarusetta]

Bret is a legend lol

[@whatgari]

Cool thanks

[@tonymcmahon_historybear]

Astonishing how many PTs on KZbin are telling people - especially older guys like me - to put their knee on the bench. How do we re-educate everybody? Thanks for this video.

[@Unknown_plays-e4c]

Was doing them today and felt like I wasn’t doing them right. Checked in with this video and yea I was doing them all kinds of wrong.

[@LOOSELINESOFFICIAL]

what weight should i use

[@djibsking4051]

Thanks a lot. Ijust come from the gym and I was doing all of these misrakes.👍😉

[@stevanojoseph6482]

Thanks!!!

[@flordyibarra8683]

What can you substitute with bench?

[@dyexyt3135]

A chair

[@fahralyacoub8970]

Does this form "prevent" hernia

[@uditsolanki4837]

I like your teaching keep it up