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Weights - Alternative to kneeling one arm row?

natajane
natajane Posts: 295 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Ello!

I'm just starting out with a beginners dumbbell routine at home. I'm following a guide in "burn the fat, feed the muscle".

One of the moves involves kneeling on a bench and doing a one armed row.

I don't have a bench. I have to do this at home, in my living room or kitchen.

Any alternatives I can do which work the same muscles?

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  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    edited March 2016
    Stand. Rest your hand on anything solid, like a counter or a couch. Or brace your arm against your knee


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  • IGbnat24
    IGbnat24 Posts: 520 Member
    A seated row?
  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
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    enjoy.
  • natajane
    natajane Posts: 295 Member
    DavPul wrote: »
    Stand. Rest your hand on anything solid, like a counter or a couch. Or brace your arm against your knee


    hqdropk7mlhg.jpg

    Argh that's amazing, such a simple swap! The photos are so helpful too, I really needed something like that.

    I can do that, thank you very much DavPul.
  • natajane
    natajane Posts: 295 Member
    SonyaCele wrote: »
    zexugsxkc8i9.jpg

    enjoy.

    Thanks Sonya, I'll keep that one saved down too for when my core can take it and I need a change. My planks currently last about 10 seconds but they're getting longer slowly.
  • piperdown44
    piperdown44 Posts: 958 Member
    SonyaCele wrote: »
    zexugsxkc8i9.jpg

    enjoy.

    oooooo, that's downright cruel showing these.
    I throw them in every once in a while....and after huffing and puffing myself through the sets.....they get added again months later once I've forgotten how tough they are.

  • natajane
    natajane Posts: 295 Member
    They'd definitely help with my fat loss though - after I fall on my face and smash the odd tooth out trying them haha.

    Maybe one to aspire to.
  • meritage4
    meritage4 Posts: 1,441 Member
    Kneel on kitchen chiar- face the chair, one hand goes on the back one hand for the weight.
  • capaul42
    capaul42 Posts: 1,390 Member
    I have one of those folding chairs I use for my workouts. Great for rows and also tricep dips
  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    i don't know if i'd trust a chair, especially not a folding chair.
  • capaul42
    capaul42 Posts: 1,390 Member
    I've never had a problem. Usually I use it on my yoga mat so it doesn't slide on my floor while I'm doing my dips.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    edited March 2016
    Why kneel in the first place? Is it easier on the back? This is how I do them, and it's a little hard on my lower back:

    single-arm-dumbell-row1.jpg



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