How much do you guys row? - Form and Technique | Thread profile

Was training back last night and put up the weight on my bend over row, how much weight can you guys handle? i just worry that im going to do my back in again if i go to heavy. Was doing 65k for 5 x 8.

ive just reached 60kgs on 3 x 3

120kg on an E-Z bar, but very, very strict form, with a pause at the midpoint. if you can't hold the weight at the contraction, chances are it has gotten there by using everything else as well as the lats. Don't worry about weight bud, keep it strict, slow, hold at the contraction & dig deep into the lats.

Cheers ninepack, will give that a try next time, always forget about the pause! while we on the subject of back do you do pulldowns to the front or back, i usely do them to the front but im sure you must hit the upper back alittle more doing it behind your neck, it felt that way last night, am i right in thinking that?

it depends on whether you mean single arm or barbell, personally i find that single arm dumbells are more productive that using a bar, currently doing 42.5kg dumbell per side

70kg Dumbell Row 140kg BB Row (only 3 reps lol)

Im talking about barbel rows, one arm dumbell rows im using 40kgs, can go heavier with these as it doesnt kill my back.

150kg yates row.. 120-130kg pendlay row depending on how strong i am feeling

Quote: Originally Posted by BrokenBack Cheers ninepack, will give that a try next time, always forget about the pause! while we on the subject of back do you do pulldowns to the front or back, i usely do them to the front but im sure you must hit the upper back alittle more doing it behind your neck, it felt that way last night, am i right in thinking that? ...

[quote=Nine Pack;241495]Never, ever do anything behind the neck bud. It's just asking for trouble. The presses & pulldowns behind neck carry no greater potential for muscle stimulation than doing them in front, but they carry a far greater injury risk. agree fully did my neck and shoulders in wen first started due to been told do things behind my head no longer do it and no longer have ...