I believe some people are still familiar with barbell rowing. There are many benefits of barbell rowing, but there are also many things to pay attention to in barbell rowing, such as how to Of course, some people still know how to practice barbell rowing. So, which muscles does the barbell row work? How to do barbell rowing? Let’s take a look below!
What muscles does the barbell row work?
In the barbell rowing action, most of the back muscles are trained, the most important ones are the middle and lower trapezius muscles, rhomboids, latissimus dorsi muscles and rear deltoid muscles. It also stimulates many deep muscles. muscle. For those who want to increase the thickness of their back, rowing is one of the best training exercises.
While pulling the barbell backward, the trapezius muscle contracts, and the rhomboids also contract at the same time, causing our scapula to retract; the function of the posterior deltoid muscle is to extend our shoulder joint when it contracts; as for the back The latissimus is the active muscle in pulling movements of our upper limbs and has the function of pulling other people or objects closer to the body.
How to practice barbell rowing
1. Stand with your feet apart (just a little apart, the distance between your feet should be significantly narrower than your shoulders), hold the barbell with a wider grip, bend your knees and tilt your upper back forward until you basically keep it with the ground parallel. The back should be straight, the head should be raised forward and not lowered, and the barbell hangs under the body in the starting position.
2. Use the strength of the latissimus dorsi to lift the barbell almost vertically to the position of the upper abdomen (that is, when your arms are raised, they should be at the position of the lower abdomen when looking down). Note that it is best to completely touch the upper abdomen here, rather than close to it. In short, the closer the better.
3. Lower the barbell in a controlled manner and repeat.