Perfect Bodyweight Rows | Which Technique is Best?

[@diesdas0815]

Hu perfect timing, as I was asking myself if my rowing technique was on point! Thank you Simon!

[@orenonawaERENJEAGER139]

same here

[@jacobtimbers]

The location/background at 3:47 is sooo beautiful. Wow. Great vid btw!

thank you so much Simon. I am a big fan of you. timing was awesome. I will do the exercise you show now.

[@primalcalisthenix509]

On point. Thanks for the video Simon. Good commentary on set up height too. 💪🏼🤙🏼👊🏼

[@garyhuntsr71698]

Great! almost got what it takes, and on the go...Many thanks

[@brunonaletto2101]

Just got my parallel bars and being from a gym background I always thought that inverted rows were easy and they didn't worked out the back as much. Boy was I wrong, they are really intense lol, especially after a few months of no workout at all...

[@voidcheque7019]

My thoughts exactly lol. I got a great pump with just these two dip bars I have! Great for bodyweight rows and dips.

[@mariokremer_tc]

I always set up my rings in hip height. Can I also lower them to maybe knee height to increase difficulty or use just the mentioned options like adding weight or elevating the feet? What should I do first to increase difficulty? Greetings from Germany! Love your program on the fit app!

[@TheHabibOfMankind]

Try adding pauses at the top or move your feet further down, you could even try tuck front lever rows if u can handle that. Other than that you can add weight

[@snoo333]

thank you for the tips.

[@williambreeze2659]

Thanks for the video!

[@jimmccall8030]

really informative - thank you!

[@zillionradzy]

Great video. How do I start feeling rows more in my lats and not in my biceps?

[@SimonsterStrength]

A few options: 1. Don’t worry about where you feel an exercise. Simply progressively overload and if you want to grow your lats more, add volume with other exercises such as straight arm cable pull downs, pull-ups, front levers, and chin-ups. 2. Pull to your hips rather than your chest. 3. Slow the movement down and really focus on contracting the lats. Practicing contracting and relaxing the lats at rest will help with the of being able to recruit them in the row.

[@zillionradzy]

@@SimonsterStrength Thank you!

[@thaik56]

Straight legs while still being inclined vs bent legs, which one is better to better recruit back muscles? When inclined maintaining grip on the ground is hard with straight legs as you only have the heels as a point of contact.

[@SimonsterStrength]

They’re roughly equivalent. I doubt one is better than the other, and if one is better nobody can tell you for sure which is. Either way, you’re just adjusting angle or lever arm to alter the force demands. If your legs slide, place them against a corner or something heavy like a couch.

[@strahinja95]

Let's talk about the setup in terms of height. I like to setup the rings so that when i'm in the starting position i'm at a decline and at the top i'm parallel to the ground. In your case, you are parallel on start and then incline. What are your thought on that?

[@SimonsterStrength]

I generally start with the body slightly declined too. The point at which you’re horizontal will be most challenging. As long as you cross horizontal at some point in the movement, it doesn’t really matter. On the BaseBar, you can see I start slightly declined at the bottom and end up slightly inclined at the top.

[@husamali3354]

@@SimonsterStrength where can i get the weighted vest?

[@ajaym6795]

Great question 👍

[@GHOST25938]

​@@husamali3354probably a bit late, i think he uses bars from "eric flag" they also produce vests. The bars are great quality, no experience with their vests tho

[@SupremeDean]

If possible, start in a slight decline and end the movement in a slight incline. This is the best setup according to the strength curve of your muscle which are weakest at full contraction/stretch and strongest in the middle. Every good machine is designed this way to avoid sticking points

[@ashutoshdubey4975]

Perfect content dear Simon

[@ciggnature5334]

Idk if it’s cause I’m faded but this is giving me a chest pump

[@screww2701]

💀

[@honrr3488]

Should i bent my knees like Simon i see many of them do it on the ground with straight legs

[@andydtkd]

Just noticed the ring rash on your forearms in this clip.. Now I get what arm sleeves are for ; )

[@abinpakji683]

the only inverTED ROW tutorial with bended knee thanks for this

[@spaz783]

Amazing content as always, keep it up Sir. PS; 1:13 those bruises on the forearm are a pain in the butt when doing dips on rings, wearing thick forearm sleeves usually does the trick .

[@sagekaleke]

How are they caused?

[@HelloChunKi]

Which variation do you recommend to develop traps/rhomboid?

[@SimonsterStrength]

Any of them. Weighted rows work well as does focusing on retracting.

[@kurisutina1745]

Is this can be done even the legs are straighten?

[@skybluemarshall]

Yes. It's actually harder with straight legs

[@lemonbuster8023]

thx for the detailed video. Does the neutral grip address other muscle groups, or does the choice of grip not matter?

[@alexandernorrie]

Good idea to make very specific and detailed videos focusing on a single movement. Good Work

[@SomeKidFromBritain]

What make/model is the frame you are rowing on at 0:50? Edit: nevermind, I read the description.

[@jillian3654]

My neck hurts quite a lot in this exercise, any advice?

[@d7meye379]

Is this asturalian pull up?

[@michaelsmelt5218]

what rep and sets range

[@doudimarouane3535]

Is this only exercise enough for pull day ?

[@thom__music]

I would do tuck front lever rows first and then body rows with flared elbows

[@julianapermalino6430]

should u arch your back or not? also, should u activate glutes?

[@elicohen8156]

Future tutorial ideas: back bridge, handstand, oahs, oac, one arm planche

[@cheesezeke123]

whats the difference between a bodyweight rows and inverted rows

[@SimonsterStrength]

Inverted suggests your upside down. I think it’s a bad way to describe the exercise shown but many use the terms interchangeably.

[@timinator1178]

What about waistline rows to improve front lever pulls? Is that a good progression?

[@bigsmoke4]

Arc rows are gonna improve the lever pulls

[@SimonsterStrength]

Yep, they’re great. They’re basically the row equivalent of pseudo planche push-ups

[@sldenn5303]

What is the rationale behind bent knees?

[@ourclarioncall]

Makes it easier , good place to start for beginners. Then you can put legs straight out . Then elevate the legs then add a Weight vest . I’m considering just keeping knees bent and just adding a weight vest but not sure yet

[@former_junk_eater]

What’s the acceptable rom? It’s hard to pull all the way up to the chest every rep

[@TheHabibOfMankind]

If it’s hard to touch your chest to the top then lower the difficulty a little bit, full range of motion is key

[@shylyrye]

Midnight postin huh? Still workin hard I see, just thought I’d say hi, hope all is well.

[@k.m4450]

How to do splits?

[@alihsn5529]

Let's gooooo🔥

[@alihsn5529]

Just pullup Juuuuust🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MrGroetale]

From what I understand the "effort curve" of the BWR is progressively harder the higher up you get, with the bottom part being very easy compared to the top part. Is there a general principle on moves with uneven "effort curves"? e.g. pausing or slowing down the eccentric tempo to maximize time under tension, or the opposite to use momentum in the hard part to get more reps until you can do them with better form?

[@SpencerFcp]

I need to get rings man....

[@chronischermasturbationssc1027]

I like your content, by do you work out in a lost place😂😂

[@PanConides]

Elevated Rows with weight vest is such a good muscle builder exercise!

[@TheNithiN]

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