A barbell row seems to me very similar to a dumbbell rear delt row

noelgallagher · 08-13-2007, 12:51 PM

The way your hands are positioned on a barbell row is the same as a rear delt row. Only difference is your on a bench for a rear delt row and your using a dumbbell.

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/...arDeltRow.html

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/...ntOverRow.html

In the exrx Barbell row he keeps his head down too, but at BB.com they say keep your head up.

P.S.
That exrx trainer is wicked strong I've been sitting here for 30 minutes and he still has yet to finish his set.

SteveCNY · 08-13-2007, 12:54 PM

the DB variation, his elbow is flared out to the side? i could be wrong

papi93 · 08-13-2007, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveCNY

the DB variation, his elbow is flared out to the side? i could be wrong

I agree. With a dumbbell it is easier to manipulate elbow positioning.

SteveCNY · 08-13-2007, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by papi93

I agree. With a dumbbell it is easier to manipulate elbow positioning.

i did these last week not knowing if ive ever seen them done. i did them with 2 dumbells and they BLEW out my rear delts unlike anything else

papi93 · 08-13-2007, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveCNY

i did these last week not knowing if ive ever seen them done. i did them with 2 dumbells and they BLEW out my rear delts unlike anything else

Did you lay on the bench prone or were you in a bent-over position (no homo)?

hulkinout · 08-13-2007, 01:06 PM

On the rear delt work, your upper arm and elbow ideally should be in line with the top of your shoulder, whereas for bent row work, your elbow will be pointing backward. Keep in mind the more flared the elbows, the more you're working your midback (rhomboids, etc.); the closer your elbows are to the sides of your torso, the mroe you're working your lats (when I say lats, I mean specifically, the latissimus dorsi, or sides of your back....some people just say "lats" for everything and it pisses me off. :-P )

SteveCNY · 08-13-2007, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by papi93

Did you lay on the bench prone or were you in a bent-over position (no homo)?

bent over position, chest parallel to floor. i had the dumbells out hanging out from of me, knuckles facing away and i would rotate them so the palms face my side as i brought them up.