Does this look right

[david_diesel]

Does anybody here use this form when performing dumbell rows. I always thought it was a smaller motion focusing on keeping the elbow as close to your body as possible.

http://exrx.net/WeightExercises/BackGeneral/DBBentOverRow.html

Which is correct?

 

[AngryMuscles]

the one on the link is correct.

 

[DADAWG]

by switching your elbow/arm position in the movement you target different muscles .
try a set witb a fairly heavy weight with the elbow pointing away from the body and thumb pointing towards the body , then bring the db up keeping the elbow at or slightly above shoulder height . now try a conventional db row keeping the elbow pulled tight and pulled back and toward the waist level . the difference is pretty dramatic .

 

[AngryMuscles]

lots of ways...

 

[rookie03]

i never could get the form on these so i just barbell row instead.

 

[Vegas]

i never could get the form on these so i just barbell row instead.

Me neither. They never felt "right" whenever I did them. Not sure why, but barbell and t-bar rows have always felt better to me.

 

[rookie03]

i completely agree, i could never tell which way to pull, close to the body, far away...so i just said screw it and did exactly what you did.