Thread: What do you think of this back exercise...

Here is what I think:

www.ironmagazine.com/training8.htm

It might be good to throw in once in awhile but

"Stick with the basics"

That looks decent. Definitely a no cheater exercise so you can't do as much weight as you would doing regular b/o rows. I'll have to give it a try. Thanks.

TJohn

We have a T-bar machine similar to that and it kills my sternum when using heavy weight. I don't use it anymore. I like barbell rows done the old fashioned way the best.

It is a very nice movement for isolating the upper back. Great to use when your lower back is tired or sore, or simply as a change of pace.

Originally posted by Rob_NC
We have a T-bar machine similar to that and it kills my sternum when using heavy weight. I don't use it anymore. I like barbell rows done the old fashioned way the best.

Yeah, they're called supported T bar rows. My gym has one and i love it.

Have you tried re-adjusted the footing position so your sternum isn't taking the brunt of the weight?

I use this sometimes with dumbells, and it seems to work pretty well if you Squeeze and hold the muscle.

Originally posted by The_Chicken_Daddy


Yeah, they're called supported T bar rows. My gym has one and i love it.

Have you tried re-adjusted the footing position so your sternum isn't taking the brunt of the weight?

Yeah, I've tried that. Problem is, I'm so tall that the machine doesn't fit me properly. I stick to barbell rows and an improvised T-bar movement with a barbell loaded on one end and a close-grip cable attachment as the handle. Both work really well.

Ditto, the machine where I work out at doesn't have an adjustable foot-base. Tried it for awhile, but just stick to barbell rows now. Just about makes it so you can't breath using the thing.

Here is what I think:

www.ironmagazine.com/training8.htm

It might be good to throw in once in awhile but

"Stick with the basics"

I pretty much do stick to the basics. I do deads every workout and have been doing barbell rows every workout too. But lately I've been thinking maybe it's too hard on the lower back doing all the big movements (deadlift, barbell row, stiff-legged deadlift, squat) *every* week. I was toying with the idea of never doing deads and barbell rows in the same work out.

Also, something I noticed is the way most people perform seated pulley rows, as the guy the pic below is. They really round their back as they pull the weight back. Surely this is terrible form??

In the pic you've shown, quakin, I would prefer a wider grip. It'll target the stronger back muscles and won't allow you to cheat with the triceps and lower back.

LMAO@ whoever edited Zone's post from a WBB link to an Ironmag link.

Originally posted by The_Chicken_Daddy
LMAO@ whoever edited Zone's post from a WBB link to an Ironmag link.

I noticed that to TCD but to be honest, I liked the IM one better anyway.

Quakin, leaning forward isn't to bad, it gives you a better stretch just as long as your not leaning back at the end of the movment.

Quakin, leaning forward isn't to bad, it gives you a better stretch just as long as your not leaning back at the end of the movment.

Well okay, now I'm confused. Why is it okay to round your back when pulling the weight in a seated row and not okay in deadlifts, barbell rows etc? I've always thought never, ever round your back when lifting/pulling in any exercise.