Thread: Yates Row

A supinated grip row? I used to like them very much.

Do you feel they contributed to your overall back strength in a significant way?

They used to be a staple of mine, and I did them for a long enough time that I could say yes, I did them long enough for them to have been a large part of my strength increases during that time. The only way I could have said no they dont work, is if all my lifts when up except my back lifts. That was obviously not the case, so if you are asking if they are worth your time then yes, they are a decent movement. Obviously it worked for Dorian. My main reason for doing them underhanded a couple years ago, was better grip strength.

Whenever I do barbell rows anymore though I use straps and an overhand grip (pronated). I am largely a machine person though for back work right now, other than good mornings on leg day.

Thanks for the feedback.

I use these every other week or so, and I love them. They have definitely contributed to my overall back strength. Your talking about a bent over row with a supinated grip right? correct me if im wrong. I like to mix it up every week or so, but for a long while I used these every back workout.

Yes, short ROM and it glides just above your thighs. You look almost like you're doing an SLDL at the top of the motion.

i LOVE yates rows. I never did them up until about 1.5 months ago. I got a HUGE increase in back strength, I'm now able to row 315 for 3 sets of 8 (yates style), when I used to barely do 225 for 8. And they definately aid in bench strength as well, at least in my experience.

They are really good for grip strength as well. I use a supinated grip.

I am definitly trying this on my back day this week.

What is a supinated grip?

Palms face you.

Originally Posted by Mudge

They used to be a staple of mine, and I did them for a long enough time that I could say yes, I did them long enough for them to have been a large part of my strength increases during that time. The only way I could have said no they dont work, is if all my lifts when up except my back lifts. That was obviously not the case, so if you are asking if they are worth your time then yes, they are a decent movement. Obviously it worked for Dorian. My main reason for doing them underhanded a couple years ago, was better grip strength.

Whenever I do barbell rows anymore though I use straps and an overhand grip (pronated). I am largely a machine person though for back work right now, other than good mornings on leg day.

why are you doing goodmornings on leg day, good mornings arent meant to be done with heavy weight because of the extreme risk of injury

I do them on leg day because they also hit my hamstrings, and I dont have the energy to do them on back day. Risk of injury is for stupid people, otherwise I'd expect more of these guys doing GMs with 600+ for reps to be cripples.

haha. Mudge is right.

Sounds interesting.

I think i know how to do this row but just in case has anybody got a video or picture links to the yates row?

http://www.stumptuous.com/badrow.html

Wow, I can't believe people do GMs with 600+. I can barely get anything on the bar before it rolls onto the back of my head. That's why I prefer SLDLs.

I'm not sure that my strength improved any more with yates rows than with a classic bent row, but my strength improved while I was doing these nonetheless. The last time I did these was when I was using the Westside training protocol. If you want to look at my old journal you will see my strength shot up dramatically on almost every single lift.

Originally Posted by Squaggleboggin

Wow, I can't believe people do GMs with 600+. I can barely get anything on the bar before it rolls onto the back of my head. That's why I prefer SLDLs.

The idea, is to use your hands to hold onto the bar I have gone up to 3xx in a rack NOT bottoming out, bottoming out I dont like to go over 225 right now. If I started fresh I might guess I could do 10 clean @ 275 without crapping myself, hopefully.

I love yates rows!

Originally Posted by Mudge

The idea, is to use your hands to hold onto the bar I have gone up to 3xx in a rack NOT bottoming out, bottoming out I dont like to go over 225 right now. If I started fresh I might guess I could do 10 clean @ 275 without crapping myself, hopefully.

I'm not quite dumb enough not to hold the bar. I haven't tried it in a long time, so maybe my arms just didn't have much strength in that position a while ago (?).