I always set up my rings in hip height. Can I also lower them to maybe knee height to increase difficulty or use just the mentioned options like adding weight or elevating the feet? What should I do first to increase difficulty? Greetings from Germany! Love your program on the fit app!
Try adding pauses at the top or move your feet further down, you could even try tuck front lever rows if u can handle that. Other than that you can add weight
Just got my parallel bars and being from a gym background I always thought that inverted rows were easy and they didn't worked out the back as much. Boy was I wrong, they are really intense lol, especially after a few months of no workout at all...
Amazing content as always, keep it up Sir. PS; 1:13 those bruises on the forearm are a pain in the butt when doing dips on rings, wearing thick forearm sleeves usually does the trick .
Let's talk about the setup in terms of height. I like to setup the rings so that when i'm in the starting position i'm at a decline and at the top i'm parallel to the ground. In your case, you are parallel on start and then incline. What are your thought on that?
I generally start with the body slightly declined too. The point at which you’re horizontal will be most challenging. As long as you cross horizontal at some point in the movement, it doesn’t really matter. On the BaseBar, you can see I start slightly declined at the bottom and end up slightly inclined at the top.
A few options: 1. Don’t worry about where you feel an exercise. Simply progressively overload and if you want to grow your lats more, add volume with other exercises such as straight arm cable pull downs, pull-ups, front levers, and chin-ups. 2. Pull to your hips rather than your chest. 3. Slow the movement down and really focus on contracting the lats. Practicing contracting and relaxing the lats at rest will help with the of being able to recruit them in the row.
From what I understand the "effort curve" of the BWR is progressively harder the higher up you get, with the bottom part being very easy compared to the top part. Is there a general principle on moves with uneven "effort curves"? e.g. pausing or slowing down the eccentric tempo to maximize time under tension, or the opposite to use momentum in the hard part to get more reps until you can do them with better form?
Straight legs while still being inclined vs bent legs, which one is better to better recruit back muscles? When inclined maintaining grip on the ground is hard with straight legs as you only have the heels as a point of contact.
They’re roughly equivalent. I doubt one is better than the other, and if one is better nobody can tell you for sure which is. Either way, you’re just adjusting angle or lever arm to alter the force demands. If your legs slide, place them against a corner or something heavy like a couch.
Makes it easier , good place to start for beginners. Then you can put legs straight out . Then elevate the legs then add a Weight vest . I’m considering just keeping knees bent and just adding a weight vest but not sure yet
On point. Thanks for the video Simon. Good commentary on set up height too. 💪🏼🤙🏼👊🏼
thank you so much Simon. I am a big fan of you. timing was awesome. I will do the exercise you show now.
The location/background at 3:47 is sooo beautiful. Wow. Great vid btw!
the only inverTED ROW tutorial with bended knee thanks for this
Thanks for the video!
Great! almost got what it takes, and on the go...Many thanks
really informative - thank you!
Hu perfect timing, as I was asking myself if my rowing technique was on point! Thank you Simon!
same here
thx for the detailed video. Does the neutral grip address other muscle groups, or does the choice of grip not matter?
thank you for the tips.
Perfect content dear Simon
Good idea to make very specific and detailed videos focusing on a single movement. Good Work
Just noticed the ring rash on your forearms in this clip.. Now I get what arm sleeves are for ; )
I always set up my rings in hip height. Can I also lower them to maybe knee height to increase difficulty or use just the mentioned options like adding weight or elevating the feet? What should I do first to increase difficulty?
Greetings from Germany! Love your program on the fit app!
Try adding pauses at the top or move your feet further down, you could even try tuck front lever rows if u can handle that. Other than that you can add weight
Future tutorial ideas: back bridge, handstand, oahs, oac, one arm planche
Just got my parallel bars and being from a gym background I always thought that inverted rows were easy and they didn't worked out the back as much. Boy was I wrong, they are really intense lol, especially after a few months of no workout at all...
My thoughts exactly lol. I got a great pump with just these two dip bars I have! Great for bodyweight rows and dips.
Let's gooooo🔥
What make/model is the frame you are rowing on at 0:50?
Edit: nevermind, I read the description.
Amazing content as always, keep it up Sir.
PS; 1:13 those bruises on the forearm are a pain in the butt when doing dips on rings, wearing thick forearm sleeves usually does the trick .
How are they caused?
My neck hurts quite a lot in this exercise, any advice?
Idk if it’s cause I’m faded but this is giving me a chest pump
Let's talk about the setup in terms of height. I like to setup the rings so that when i'm in the starting position i'm at a decline and at the top i'm parallel to the ground. In your case, you are parallel on start and then incline. What are your thought on that?
I generally start with the body slightly declined too. The point at which you’re horizontal will be most challenging. As long as you cross horizontal at some point in the movement, it doesn’t really matter.
On the BaseBar, you can see I start slightly declined at the bottom and end up slightly inclined at the top.
@@SimonsterStrength where can i get the weighted vest?
Great question 👍
should u arch your back or not? also, should u activate glutes?
Great video. How do I start feeling rows more in my lats and not in my biceps?
A few options:
1. Don’t worry about where you feel an exercise. Simply progressively overload and if you want to grow your lats more, add volume with other exercises such as straight arm cable pull downs, pull-ups, front levers, and chin-ups.
2. Pull to your hips rather than your chest.
3. Slow the movement down and really focus on contracting the lats. Practicing contracting and relaxing the lats at rest will help with the of being able to recruit them in the row.
@@SimonsterStrength Thank you!
From what I understand the "effort curve" of the BWR is progressively harder the higher up you get, with the bottom part being very easy compared to the top part. Is there a general principle on moves with uneven "effort curves"? e.g. pausing or slowing down the eccentric tempo to maximize time under tension, or the opposite to use momentum in the hard part to get more reps until you can do them with better form?
Midnight postin huh? Still workin hard I see, just thought I’d say hi, hope all is well.
Straight legs while still being inclined vs bent legs, which one is better to better recruit back muscles? When inclined maintaining grip on the ground is hard with straight legs as you only have the heels as a point of contact.
They’re roughly equivalent. I doubt one is better than the other, and if one is better nobody can tell you for sure which is. Either way, you’re just adjusting angle or lever arm to alter the force demands.
If your legs slide, place them against a corner or something heavy like a couch.
Which variation do you recommend to develop traps/rhomboid?
Any of them. Weighted rows work well as does focusing on retracting.
what rep and sets range
How to do splits?
What about waistline rows to improve front lever pulls? Is that a good progression?
Arc rows are gonna improve the lever pulls
Yep, they’re great.
They’re basically the row equivalent of pseudo planche push-ups
I like your content, by do you work out in a lost place😂😂
Just pullup
Juuuuust🔥🔥🔥🔥
What’s the acceptable rom? It’s hard to pull all the way up to the chest every rep
If it’s hard to touch your chest to the top then lower the difficulty a little bit, full range of motion is key
I need to get rings man....
Is this can be done even the legs are straighten?
Yes. It's actually harder with straight legs
What is the rationale behind bent knees?
Makes it easier , good place to start for beginners. Then you can put legs straight out . Then elevate the legs then add a Weight vest . I’m considering just keeping knees bent and just adding a weight vest but not sure yet
whats the difference between a bodyweight rows and inverted rows
Inverted suggests your upside down. I think it’s a bad way to describe the exercise shown but many use the terms interchangeably.
Elevated Rows with weight vest is such a good muscle builder exercise!
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Is this only exercise enough for pull day ?
I would do tuck front lever rows first and then body rows with flared elbows
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