Today's Tuesday Training Tip will cover the bent-over barbell row. This is a great lat exercise and is a good partner to go along with pullups and lat pulldowns. If you're looking to build a wider back and expand those lats, this is a great exercise to do. Here's how to perform them.
Step up to the bar with your feet shoulder width apart and grab the bar about shoulder width or a little outside shoulder width. You can grab the bar two different ways, over grip or under grip. I choose to do over grip because it's very easy to start using your biceps while performing this movement, but this exercise is meant to focus on your lats. Bend over at the waist. I like to keep the bar close to my legs, the starting position the bar is actually touching my knees. When you pull the bar up, you want to pull towards your waist, not straight up to your chest. Pulling straight up will engage your biceps and again, not what you're looking to do, this is an exercise for your lats. When you get the bar up to your waist, pause and give a good squeeze. If you can't pause at the top of the movement, your weight is too heavy, drop to a lighter weight.
- Mike
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