jcp2
Community Veteran
[QUOTE='tensity]Hey jcp2,
First, I'm assuming you meant touching the plates to the floor, not the bar, or no wonder the rows are so light, lol. Curious, what is your height and are you practically upper-body parallel/90-degrees to the floor? I ask because I'm just under 6'5" and usually change bent angle from about 110-140 depending on where I want to emphasize. Obviously on the lower angle it is "easier" to touch-out but some of my limb proportions make the body mechanics difficult at higher angles. Thanks hoss.[/QUOTE]
I am 6'3, and i vary how i do my bent rows every once in a while. I don't like them the way dorian used to do them, or standing up almost. I will do shrugs and lat work if i want to do that. I do them either with the bar starting on the floor, and exploding into my midsection with a strict arch the whole time resetting each one on the floor, or bending over and dropping the weight to the floor and exploding up into the midsection, my lower back is usually around parallel, and my upper back may be a little higher due to the arch, but i don't come up very far. These torch my back, mostly upper and i still get some lat work but not as much.
First, I'm assuming you meant touching the plates to the floor, not the bar, or no wonder the rows are so light, lol. Curious, what is your height and are you practically upper-body parallel/90-degrees to the floor? I ask because I'm just under 6'5" and usually change bent angle from about 110-140 depending on where I want to emphasize. Obviously on the lower angle it is "easier" to touch-out but some of my limb proportions make the body mechanics difficult at higher angles. Thanks hoss.[/QUOTE]
I am 6'3, and i vary how i do my bent rows every once in a while. I don't like them the way dorian used to do them, or standing up almost. I will do shrugs and lat work if i want to do that. I do them either with the bar starting on the floor, and exploding into my midsection with a strict arch the whole time resetting each one on the floor, or bending over and dropping the weight to the floor and exploding up into the midsection, my lower back is usually around parallel, and my upper back may be a little higher due to the arch, but i don't come up very far. These torch my back, mostly upper and i still get some lat work but not as much.
