Alternate to dumbbell Row? Gym weights too light

[AnnasKingKhan]

Hey everyone! Happy New Year!

Soo for my back routine I incorporate dumbbell rows, I really like that workout but my gym only has up to 100 lb dumbbells and those are too easy since I can easily get 12+ reps in them. Is there any other workout/exercise I can do to replace this so that I can go heavier?

Thanks!

[orangegoblin]

Barbell rows? T-bar?

[SugarFree1]

1-arm rows on the cable cross-over

[JJinSS]

Barbell rows man... I like to keep my back close to parallel with rowing. DB or BB, but in the BB row you have no arm/knee brace and it my lower back struggles to take that work. So i tend to wear a belt for rows, i don't wear them for dead-lifts though.

If your lower back is strong, than great.

If you dislike the low back angle, you can raise your back up higher. It changes what you hit... but i don't think its that significantly different if you are rowing a lot of weight.

Or try the pendlay, where you reset for every rep. But i hate it. Especially after i've done deadlifts. Its just too low of a position to start and it uses my hips which are already fried.

If you hate all 3, than go with the BB T bar row, with the rowing attachment, because your hand position is closest to when how you DB rowed.

The suggested 1 arm cable row is a good idea, most racks go up to 200 lbs. If u get up to there with 1 arm, toss a 45 on the pin. After that, you have no choice but to go back to BB's.

[AllDemFeels]

one arm rows on the smith machine

[AsheTuff]

T-Bar rows are my favourite

[IronAddict1775]

In on subtle brah thread

[oldballs]

Stack a 50 lbs DB sideways on a 60 lbs DB. Pow, You just made a 110 lbs DB.

[tastan]

Try one arm dumbbell rows by pulling your elbow as far back as possible when you pull the weight, squeeze and hold the contraction for 1 second before lowering the weight at a nice controlled speed of 2-3 second. Make sure to squeeze your back muscles as hard as you can when you bring the weight up.

[Bramley89]

Try one arm dumbbell rows by pulling your elbow as far back as possible when you pull the weight, squeeze and hold the contraction for 1 second before lowering the weight at a nice controlled speed of 2-3 second. Make sure to squeeze your back muscles as hard as you can when you bring the weight up.

Agreed - Slow the rep down and hold at top for a second or 2 with big squeeze.