Comments on: How To Do Bent Over Barbell Rows – Video

By: sky3

sky3 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:57:27 +0000

i was wondering, can you do a video on dumbbell rows????? thx

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:49:07 +0000

@Blake. Don’t be too concerned about how low the back starts. There is no advantage to being dead-parallel, do what feels most comfortable to you.
@Chris. No probs man.
@Keith. Glad you tried it. It really does hit the lats like no other variation of barbell rows.
@Flest. For better lat contraction, you’ll have to try both forms back to back to see what I mean.

By: Flest

Flest — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:07:23 +0000

Why do you raise the bar to the waist and not to the top of the abdomen?

By: KeithT

KeithT — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:32:11 +0000

I used to do the bent over rows with the back flat and straight though the entire movement – but it seemed to hit my biceps too much – I tried this motion last night and it hit my lats like no other and my biceps didn’t feel too much pump. I’ll be keeping this motion in my workouts from now on

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:07:09 +0000

Ok – so that’s another exercise I can do way better! I’ve always had a problem feeling natural on bent rows – this helps a lot. Cheers as always Mark.

By: Blake

Blake — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:52:59 +0000

Wow, I guess I was doing them all wrong. I was actually trying to keep my back slightly less bent, and very still. Basically, all wrong. I was getting decent results, though I never questioned it. I had noticed lately I was starting to hit my shoulder muscles during the exercise, which is obviously not good. I’m gonna be trying this form next week. Thanks Mark.

By: Yavor Marichkov

Yavor Marichkov — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:17:09 +0000

I’ve relied mainly on weighted pull-ups and chin-ups to develop my lats because I never felt the barbell rows quite right.

If did them without any raising of the body, I just couldn’t use significant weight. So again, optimized form is key…

Plus – rows hit not only the lats, but also the mid-back and traps for not only width, but also a general all around power-look that comes from a complete upper back development.

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:25:32 +0000

@Dusty. Get your body fat tested. When you hit around 25% BF invest in TSPA. Do MANS in the meantime.
@Panos. I’ll do that Panos, good idea. I’ll wait until I get the series completed first.

By: panos

panos — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:18:40 +0000

I recommend to do a trial of this bodyweight or with fairly light weights. During these you should feel the lats and the middle fibers of the back contracting during the positive and the stretching during the negative. Then add more resistance.

Mark post the videos with optimized forum in the forum, in the workout/exercises section and stick them please!

By: dusty

dusty — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:24:13 +0000

I haven’t had it tested accurately but I’m 72 inches tall 21 inch neck 62 inches around my belly. Your calculator wouldn’t work on my blackberry

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:58:20 +0000

What body fat % are you Dusty?

By: dusty

dusty — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:55:22 +0000

Thanks for the quick response!! It seems like every success story I’ve read on her is from a hard gainer type or just a little overweight. Do you get very many ppl with success stories from your books that fall more in my category?? Thanks!!

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:30:21 +0000

@Dusty. Do MANS as prescribed if you are a regular lifter. Experiment with the carb-up though. Try shortening it to 24 hours. If you want to really target fat loss check out my Total Six Pack Abs book, it’s all in there man.
Cheers,
Mark.

By: Dusty

Dusty — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:12:48 +0000

Hey Mark, I’ve been interested in your style of diet and bodybuilding for a while now and had a question. I’m about 6 foot tall and about 365 lbs. Obviously Im considered obese but am a naturally big framed and strong guy, however, I need to do something and was wondering if you felt the carb loading during the weekends would be a good idea for my case or if I should just do the low carb constantly and work out. I realize the MANS would make me lose fat regardless but was wondering if you think it would make me lose fat as fast as strictly low carb.
Thanks alot!!!

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:44:47 +0000

lol, good for you Will. Remember to keep your logs nearby and track your progress – now that it’s happening for you!
All the best bro.

By: will

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:38:17 +0000

I get questions all the time in the gym now…Why do you lift with so much movement. It’s crazy! Kinda annoying tho, but I tell them I lift weights in a natural way that you would lift other things outside of the gym. I know it’s right because for the first time I actually am progressing every work out!!

Great video’s, keep em coming!