How do you guys do your DB rows? I’ve seen a lot of guys do them not going for the upper back cotraction but just pulling enough for their elbow to be at the same level as their hip. Im trying to figure out correct form cant get the hang of them…
First thing is you should learn to use that google search function on the top right,
Second, on the main page, at the bottom, CT has put a whole bunch of videos about this very subject.
Third, good luck.
^ This.
But it depends what you want out of them. Presuming it’s lat work, I would personally do them one hand on the DB rack, full stretch of the lat at the bottom, torso angled at the way which allows you to get the hardest lat contraction at the top. When the DBs become too easy, deadstop the reps.
Or, if you have super heavy dumbbells, kroc row because it’s cool.
After deadlifting I like to do them like Kroc rows, because those really tear shit up. On a different day though, I try and wake my lats up, use a lighter weight and really focus on the lat contraction.
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
^ This.
But it depends what you want out of them. Presuming it’s lat work, I would personally do them one hand on the DB rack, full stretch of the lat at the bottom, torso angled at the way which allows you to get the hardest lat contraction at the top. When the DBs become too easy, deadstop the reps.
Or, if you have super heavy dumbbells, kroc row because it’s cool. [/quote]
I’ve been told this is acceptable:
jake, I actually did the reverse of what you said and dead stopped reps when the weight was too heavy for me to do the regular way.
[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
^ This.
But it depends what you want out of them. Presuming it’s lat work, I would personally do them one hand on the DB rack, full stretch of the lat at the bottom, torso angled at the way which allows you to get the hardest lat contraction at the top. When the DBs become too easy, deadstop the reps.
Or, if you have super heavy dumbbells, kroc row because it’s cool. [/quote]
I’ve been told this is acceptable:
jake, I actually did the reverse of what you said and dead stopped reps when the weight was too heavy for me to do the regular way.[/quote]
Deadstopping should be harder, presuming you don’t yank off the floor, it’s basically the same as your video but instead of a small amount of stretch reflex its close to none…
On an unrelated note I’m looking forward to a gym next month with DBs heavy enough to kroc row… hoping to put up the 165s ez-mode
Luckyyy
when I progress past the 125’s I’ll have to do one-armed BB rows. lol I’ll mess around with the 125’s a bit though and Kroc row them after regular reps so long as I’m not deadlifting the next day.
[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:
Luckyyy
when I progress past the 125’s I’ll have to do one-armed BB rows. lol I’ll mess around with the 125’s a bit though and Kroc row them after regular reps so long as I’m not deadlifting the next day.[/quote]
165s is like unlimited progression, if I can deadstop/hold contraction those I’m pretty sure I will have monster lats.
nah if you play your cards right I think you’ll get there sooner than you… think
I’m on the 9th week of my diet and I’m pretty sure I’m just a few weeks away from using the 125’s (120’s are in the video)
I do them torso parallel to the ground. Pull it as high as I can go without any twisting of the torso. Then focus on pulling the lat down as hard as I can for a good isometric squeeze.
You’re over thinking it. Just make sure to pull with your elbow when you’re doing the row.
dumbbelk rows the best thing you can do for back barbell rows second . how about machine row . from hammer for instance
Look up John Meadows article on back training, has great info in there regarding Dead Stop reps, the “Meadows Row” and just generally good info.
If nothing else, I would focus on contracting for at least 1 second at the peak and getting a full stretch at the bottom.