Yet another query/ponder about...rows!
a_stronger_steph
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Today was a bench/row day for me. I increased my weight on both - epic fail with the bench and I don't even know if it was a fail or not with the rows, because I'm utterly perplexed.
There's an extremely helpful lady who works at and works out in the campus gym that I use. I often see her when she is there working out, rather than working, which is too bad because I'd love love love to pester her and pick her brain. Nevertheless, she's been offering me unsolicited (but very appreciated) tips on her own.
Today, she came over when I finished my last set of barbell rows.
"You're going to hate me," she said. Inside, I prickled with glee. Hate? Someone willing to give me pointers and tips?? Never!
She told me to keep my back flatter (yeah, I suspected I had been rounding out a bit). And THEN she told me...
...don't put the bar back on the floor with each rep.
Yeah. What??!
So now I'm all confused. Maybe putting the bar back down with each rep only makes sense for taller people? I really don't know. Other than that I think the pointers she was giving me for form were such that I would look like those pretty example pictures in the SL guide, but...
to return to the floor or not?! I do find it much, much more awkward to return it to the floor than not... but I don't know if that's a function of my crappy form or me being short?
Hellllllp.
There's an extremely helpful lady who works at and works out in the campus gym that I use. I often see her when she is there working out, rather than working, which is too bad because I'd love love love to pester her and pick her brain. Nevertheless, she's been offering me unsolicited (but very appreciated) tips on her own.
Today, she came over when I finished my last set of barbell rows.
"You're going to hate me," she said. Inside, I prickled with glee. Hate? Someone willing to give me pointers and tips?? Never!
She told me to keep my back flatter (yeah, I suspected I had been rounding out a bit). And THEN she told me...
...don't put the bar back on the floor with each rep.
Yeah. What??!
So now I'm all confused. Maybe putting the bar back down with each rep only makes sense for taller people? I really don't know. Other than that I think the pointers she was giving me for form were such that I would look like those pretty example pictures in the SL guide, but...
to return to the floor or not?! I do find it much, much more awkward to return it to the floor than not... but I don't know if that's a function of my crappy form or me being short?
Hellllllp.
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She probably isn't familiar with Pendlay rows.0
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She probably isn't familiar with Pendlay rows.
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whip out your phone and show her a video of them. (also it sounds like maybe your torso is too upright, it shouldn't be that easy to transition to a regular barbell row from a pendlay, the setup is quite different)0 -
Quoting the SL program: "1. Row Each Rep From The Floor. Because you'll never train your upper-back fully if you let the bar hang in the air."0
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Quoting the SL program: "1. Row Each Rep From The Floor. Because you'll never train your upper-back fully if you let the bar hang in the air."
Oh, I know that quote well, haha. I guess I've just never understood it? Why won't that train your upper back? You're still getting the full range of motion, no?0 -
http://stronglifts.com/how-to-perform-the-pendlay-row-with-correct-technique/
Oh, I know that quote well, haha. I guess I've just never understood it? Why won't that train your upper back? You're still getting the full range of motion, no?Quoting the SL program: "1. Row Each Rep From The Floor. Because you'll never train your upper-back fully if you let the bar hang in the air."
Basically, it works your lats better than leaving it in the air. That's my understanding, anyway.0 -
Weird. I would have thought the danger would be in straining your upper back. But then I'm over stretched in the upper back, particularly in the Teres group. It comes from being a side sleeper on too hard a matress. But at least it's better than it was and I credit SL for that! It used to be that when I laid on my side my shoulders would be about 5-6 inches from touching.
My posture has improved as well for the same reason I'm certain. I still have to be mindful of it though.0 -
I guess I will have to get someone to take a video of my row form... seems like it might be the only way to figure out what the heck I'm doing, haha.0
