Rowing in the power rack= bad form?
I do Stronglifts 5x5 and from the beginning, I had issues with rows since my back could not stay horizontal, plus I literally had to bend my back in order to be able to reach the barbell.
I remedied my problem by setting down the barbell in the safety pins of the power rack and rowing from there. The pins go up to my mid shin so in order to increase the ROM, I just stand on top of a small platform (maybe 6 inches tall) before I row. I find this easier for me to reach the bar and it allows my hands to roll the bar foward until it is vertically below my chest when I pull.
Am I missing out on anything if I don't row from the floor? I notice my Pendlay rows turn into a Yates row near the end of a set, but I don't really care about this as long as I am doing some kind of pulling exercise.
Miscellaneous question: where am I supposed to feel the row? I feel my glutes and maybe my hammies being stimulated as I do this.