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Dumbbell Row – Exercise Guide

by Vidur Saini Updated by GI Team on Nov 15, 2022

Dumbbell Row Generation Iron Exercise Guide
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Dumbbell Row (Back) – Exercise Guide

Muscles worked: Back

Equipment needed: Dumbbells


Instructions

1. Stand with an upright torso with a dumbbell in each hand extended at arm’s length.

2. Bend at your hips while maintaining an arch in your back so that your back forms a 45-60-degree angle with the floor.

3. Hold the dumbbells with a neutral grip (palms facing each other) and let them hang so that they are perpendicular to the floor.

4. While keeping your elbows close to your body, pull the dumbbells to your torso. Contract your shoulder blades at the top of the movement.

5. Pause and squueze your lats for a couple of seconds as you breathe out.

6. Return to the starting position as your return breathe in while maintaining a slow and controlled movement.

7. Repeat for the recommended reps.


Variations/How To

Isolate Your Lats

You can isolate and better target your lats by training one side at a time. Assume the same position as the dumbbells rows and work one side before switching to the other.

Put Constant Tension

Using a straight bar attachment on a low cable pulley can help in putting constant tension on your lats. Focus on contracting your lats with every rep for a crazy pump.


Alternate Exercises for Dumbbell Row

Inverted Row

Seated Cable Row

About Vidur Saini

Vidur is a fitness junky who likes staying up to date with the fitness industry and loves publishing his opinions for everyone to see.

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