Barbell Rows

[m189]

Your suppossed to do them above your belly button correct? Arms in, elbows not flared or anything..

i dont know why, but i get a better pump doing them at my belly button, and even slightly below.

[ramrod63]

not necessarily, when i go underhand i tend to pull much lower then overhand
depends at what angle your torso is, you'll pull much higher up your body doing pendlay rows then bent over rows
i find its a matter of preference

[imasavage]

The lower you row, the more lats you target.

[bigbeezy]

belly button is good, just be sure to stretch it at the bottom. before pulling the weight back up, drop it a good 6 inches but dont let it hit the ground, really stretch them out.

[djansen]

Your suppossed to do them above your belly button correct? Arms in, elbows not flared or anything..

i dont know why, but i get a better pump doing them at my belly button, and even slightly below.

elbows flairing is not as important as focusing in pulling the shoulder blades together.

[theapexxxx]

The lower you row, the more lats you target.

Basically this. V bellybutton = lats. ^bellybutton = traps.

[Dominik]

Your suppossed to do them above your belly button correct? Arms in, elbows not flared or anything..

i dont know why, but i get a better pump doing them at my belly button, and even slightly below.

Depends on the area you're specifically trying to target with the exercise.

From my experience,

If it's the lats: keep the elbows tucked with a shoulder-width grip and row toward the lower abs/waist.

If it's the middle back (lower-mid traps, rhomboids, etc.): flare the elbows with a wider grip and row toward the upper abs/chest, focusing on squeezing the shoulder blades together at the top of the movement.

I always try to keep my back as close to parallel as possible, going about as high as 45 degrees for the heaviest sets. Beyond that point I feel it becomes more of a trap exercise.

[chazzy1864]

Depends on the area you're specifically trying to target with the exercise.

From my experience,

If it's the lats: keep the elbows tucked with a shoulder-width grip and row toward the lower abs/waist.

If it's the middle back (lower-mid traps, rhomboids, etc.): flare the elbows with a wider grip and row toward the upper abs/chest, focusing on squeezing the shoulder blades together at the top of the movement.

I always try to keep my back as close to parallel as possible, going about as high as 45 degrees for the heaviest sets. Beyond that point I feel it becomes more of a trap exercise.

^ That is the best one i read.

[m189]

Wow lot of responses thanks guy.

im pretty solid with working my back. i do a lot of weighted pull-ups, really strict form. probly one of the exercises I do the best.

Anyone do pendelay rows and see results more than a regular barbell row? haha, i was doing like a variation of the pendelay row i think p until recently, haha, it was like a combination of both a regular one, and a pendelay row.

[omologato24]

The lower the weight is the more moment (torque) is supported by your lats. The higher the weight the more moment your lower back has to endure...not generally a good thing. I injured my back pretty bad doing these, could barely walk for a week.

[Ford_Power]

Depends on the area you're specifically trying to target with the exercise.

From my experience,

If it's the lats: keep the elbows tucked with a shoulder-width grip and row toward the lower abs/waist.

If it's the middle back (lower-mid traps, rhomboids, etc.): flare the elbows with a wider grip and row toward the upper abs/chest, focusing on squeezing the shoulder blades together at the top of the movement.

I always try to keep my back as close to parallel as possible, going about as high as 45 degrees for the heaviest sets. Beyond that point I feel it becomes more of a trap exercise.

I agree with this, as it's pretty much how I do them.

[lancs_hotpot]

I pull to the belt area. More weight, better feeling in lats.

[XXX666]

pull to where your legs and abdomin crease when your bent over.