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T-Bar Row

oec:t-bar-row

A bent-over compound pulling exercise using a pivoted barbell or dedicated machine to build back thickness and upper-body pulling strength.

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Also called: Rowing, T-bar, Barbell T-Bar Row, Landmine T-Bar Row, tbar row, t bar

How to do it

Setup

  1. Straddle the T-bar apparatus or landmine barbell with feet shoulder-width apart.
  2. Hinge at your hips with knees slightly bent until your torso is angled around 45 degrees relative to the floor.
  3. Grasp the handles firmly with arms fully extended and your spine braced in neutral alignment.

Movement

  1. Pull the weight upward toward your upper abdomen or lower chest by driving your elbows back and retracting your shoulder blades.
  2. Squeeze your back musculature hard at the peak of the contraction without changing your torso angle.
  3. Lower the weight smoothly under control until your arms are fully extended and your lats stretch.
  4. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Breathing

Inhale and brace before initiating the pull, and exhale as you complete the concentric phase or slowly during the descent.

Cues

  • Drive your elbows toward your hips.
  • Keep your chest proud and spine flat.
  • Pull with your back, not your biceps.

Common faults

Using excessive hip thrust and torso swing to heave the weight up.
Reduce the load and keep your hip hinge and torso angle strictly stationary throughout the set.
Rounding the lumbar spine under load.
Brace your abdominals and maintain a neutral spine with active hamstring tension.
Cutting the range of motion short at the bottom or top.
Allow full arm extension at the bottom for a deep stretch and pull until the handles reach the torso.

Safety

  • Ensure the pivot point of the bar is securely anchored before lifting.
  • Maintain a neutral spine under load to protect the lower back.

Muscles

  • Latissimus dorsi prime mover
  • Teres major prime mover
  • Rhomboids synergist
  • Middle trapezius synergist
  • Lower trapezius synergist
  • Rear deltoid synergist
  • Brachialis synergist
  • Biceps brachii synergist
  • Erector spinae stabilizer
  • Hamstrings stabilizer
  • Gluteus maximus stabilizer

Joints

  • Shoulder: Extension
  • Shoulder blade: Retraction, Downward rotation
  • Elbow: Flexion
  • Lumbar spine: Isometric stabilization
  • Hip: Isometric stabilization

Details

Movement
Horizontal pull, Hip hinge, Pull
Modality
Hypertrophy, Strength
Mechanics
compound
Force
pull
Laterality
bilateral
Kinetic chain
open
Level
intermediate
Equipment
Plate-loaded machine or Barbell
Record
Repetitions and Load
Load
external, total

Related

Sources

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Data

t-bar-row.json