Lying Cambered Barbell Row

A back exercise targeting the middle back, performed with barbell.

Lying Cambered Barbell Row demonstration
Lying Cambered Barbell Row β€” demonstration

Body part

Back

Equipment

Barbell

Target muscles

Middle Back

Secondary muscles

Biceps, Lats, Traps

How to do Lying Cambered Barbell Row

  1. Place a cambered bar underneath an exercise bench.

  2. Lie face down on the exercise bench and grab the bar using a palms down (pronated grip) that is wider than shoulder width. This will be your starting position.

  3. As you exhale row the bar up as you keep the elbows close to your body to either your chest, in order to target the upper mid back, or to your stomach if targeting the lats is your goal.

  4. After a second hold at the top, lower back down to the starting position slowly as you inhale.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Middle Back

Secondary

BicepsLatsTraps

Related exercises

All back exercises β†’

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