Instructions
Preparation
- Straddle lever bar facing handles. Bend knees slightly and
bend over handles with back straight. Grasp wide grip handles
with overhand grip. With arms extended, position torso just high
enough to allow weight to make contact with floor.
Execution
- With elbows out to sides, pull bar up toward upper chest
until elbows are same height as shoulders or just beyond, keeping
upper arm perpendicular to torso. Return and repeat.
Comments
- If upper arm travels closer than perpendicular to trunk,
latissimus dorsi
becomes involved. Elbows should be raised directly lateral to
shoulders. Keep torso bent over as far as possible allowing just
enough height to fully extend arms. Knees are bent in effort
to keep low back straight (See Hamstring
Inflexibility). If low back becomes rounded due to tight
hamstrings, either knees should be bent more or torso may not
be positioned as low. If low back is rounded due to poor form,
slowly lower torso into horizontal position with knees bent and
back straight. Much lighter resistance is required as Lever
T-Bar Row.
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Classification
Muscles
Target
Synergists
Dynamic
Stabilizers
Stabilizers
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