Incline Body Row. How-to, proper form and tips
The Incline Body Row is an easier variation of the Body Row with a bigger inclination. It strengthens the upper back and shoulders.
Video demonstration
(excerpt from 'Incline Body Row'
by Jessica Estrada)
How to and step by step instructions:
- Hold the bar with both hands, palms facing forward.
- Move your feet forward and straighten legs and core.
- Fully extend your arms, hanging in diagonal from the bar. This is the starting position.
- Bend your arms, bringing the chest close to the bar.
- Stay there a few seconds and extend the arms again, lowering yourself to the initial position.
Hints & tips:
- The more horizontal, the hardest is the move.
- Put your feet closer to the bar for a higher inclination, and thus an easier variation.
Benefits:
- Works all muscles needed for the pull up, in a very light way.
- Strengthen back muscles.
- Very easy to adjust to your fitness level, by adjusting feet position.
Counting & gamification:
- Adjust the feet position to have 10 reps of maximum effort yet proper form.
- Aim for 3 series x10 in a session and move to a harder variation when this becomes to easy, such as Bent Leg Body Row, Body Row or Incline One Arm Body Row.
Muscles worked and body parts involved:
Primary muscles: Shoulder, Triceps, Upper Back
Secondary muscles: Forearms, Chest
Other names
The exercise can be found with other names. Examples are:
- Incline Body Row
- Incline Inverted Row
- Incline Bodyweight Row
- Incline Horizontal Pull Up
- High Bar Body Row
- Incline Australian Pull Up
Body Rows progression
1. Incline Body Row
