Do you go heavy on your rowing movements?

[Compoundlift83]

Or do you go lighter on your rowing movements and really try to acheive MMC and focus on the contraction of your Rhomboids ,Lats?

[LSU1]

i used to with questionable results

now i go lighter with slower negatives and strict form.

ie elbows in and full contractoin of the back with limited torso movement

however, i still push myself to improve, but not at the expense of losing quality form

[Tallbill]

I go heavy with fairly strict form on DB's. Still haven't quite mastered the Barbell row, trying not to use my quads anyways.

[LiFtHaTiRoN]

I try to use strict form with heavy weight for as many reps as I can (about 12) doggcrapp style. On the last few rest pause sets I will be a little more leanient and cheat to get as much stress on the lats as possible. Then I will strip about half the weight off and do a widowmaker set. Even tho the reps on this get up to about 30 I really try to focus on the mind muscle connection. So the short answer to your question is yes I do focus on the MMC sometiems and other times I just try to place as much stress on the back as possible.

[yabbayabba]

Heavy enough to still keep good form but I am guilty of bar humping from time to time.

[de_barathrum]

depends. on somethin like barbell rows weight is more important than form to me, but on something like cable seated rows its all about form/feel/muscle to mind connection.

[typ40]

Originally Posted by Tallbill

I go heavy with fairly strict form on DB's. Still haven't quite mastered the Barbell row, trying not to use my quads anyways.

x2

[Compoundlift83]

Well Ive taken time off from rowing due to injury{never really could get the barbell row down, but was a big fan of the tbar row}, tommorrow I plan on getting back to tbar rowing and I want to really focus on the MMC and want both of my lats to get contracted, I have a real tough time with my left lat area

[MAXGYVER]

I start with strict form, by my last set I stand a bit more upright (on bb rows) and it has worked just fine (for me)

[Smokes]

For back exercises I make sure to lower the weight to have very strict form, and I found that I am making size and strength gains much faster than I was when I just tried to go heavy.

[superfunk]

I go heavy. No bar humping but not super-strict either. I do a follow-up exercise, lying BB shrugs, where i really concentrate on squeezing the shoulders back/together for a good contraction.

[IamanEsh]

Originally Posted by Smokes

For back exercises I make sure to lower the weight to have very strict form, and I found that I am making size and strength gains much faster than I was when I just tried to go heavy.

x2, back for me especially saw greater results in size during a strength cycle, though IMO it was just long over due.

I would never go so heavy as to not hold the weight at peak for at least 1 second and bent over at a decent angle. IMO unless you're a very experienced lifter then anything less is just cheating yourself out of gains

[antish]

i prefer to concentrate on form and use moderate weight