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Bent over rows, grip width


oneade
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A tangent from Adam's thread.... Just wondering what kind of grips y'all use for bent over rows. Overhand or underhand? elbow width or shoulder width? I actually vary the my grips quite a bit. Used to do a lot of underhand/shoulder width. Now I do mostly elbow width overhand grip as I feel it works more of the upper back muscles, rhomboid, traps and less lat. What do you think?


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hr21361
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Go with what feels right for you. If you can feel the target muscle/s doing the majority of the work, your on the right track.


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unreal_1
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I like to strap in overhand and about shoulder width apart.


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adam ryan
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im with unreal_1 i go mostly shoulders or a touch wider and overhand 90% but have started adding a couple of undergrip sets in the end. but i always go heavy on this exercise and its done me well!


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LondonMuscle
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i just tried doing this excercise palms up... different feeling, but still good


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Real1ty
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I like to change grip every 2-3 weeks just for variation , just as i change when i do them in my back routine but the one thing i never change is whether i do them....Never miss em...great exercise...I like to grip slightly wider than shoulder width


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I have to make a confession here..... I actually seldom do bent over rows!!!! The reason being is that i dont feel them as much as seated pulley rows where i can go heavy as and still feel it working my back. Whereas with bent over rows i tend to lose that feeling.


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test-xtreme
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i do over grip / elbows in .. i do under hand grip on seated cable rows


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ironkiwi
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I use an underhand grip.....a little closer than shoulder width and also use an ez-curl bar...........as this doesn't bother my wrists as much as an olympic bar.


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Mikeus
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when you do bent over rows, should you just be staying still and pulling the loaded bar up into ur midsection while bent over or should you lean into it a bit when going heavy? ive seen some people do this Mike


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Mikeus
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bump......up you go! Mike


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MonstaDwarf
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I tend to rock a bit when going over 100k. Don't care too much, 'cos I can still feel it hitting the muscle. When I lose that feeling, I drop the weight a little, and tighten up the back swing.


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cman34677
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I like to switch my grip around in every workout, overhand/underhand, wide/medium/close...and everything in between


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