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Pendlay Row

Stand over a barbell with feet shoulder-width apart. Hinge at the hips until your torso is parallel to the floor and grip the bar with an overhand grip slightly wider than shoulder width. From a dead stop on the floor, explosively row the bar to your lower chest, squeezing your back at the top. Lower the bar back to the floor and let it settle before the next rep. Each rep starts from the floor with no momentum.

BACK · PULL

Pendlay Row: how the movement is executed

How it is executed

  1. Stand over a barbell with feet shoulder-width apart.
  2. Hinge at the hips until your torso is parallel to the floor and grip the bar with an overhand grip slightly wider than shoulder width.
  3. From a dead stop on the floor, explosively row the bar to your lower chest, squeezing your back at the top.
  4. Lower the bar back to the floor and let it settle before the next rep.
  5. Each rep starts from the floor with no momentum.
Muscles worked
Back
Primary muscle
Mid back
Equipment
Barbell
Movement pattern
Pull
Difficulty
Intermediate
What it is for
StrengthHypertrophy
Also known as
Pendlay barbell rowDead stop row

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