Intermediate exercise

Bodyweight Mid Row

  • Muscle Growth
  • Strength
  • Calisthenics

Technique

How to perform Bodyweight Mid Row

  1. Begin by taking a medium to wide grip on a pull-up apparatus with your palms facing away from you.
  2. From a hanging position, tuck your knees to your chest, leaning back and getting your legs over your side of the pull-up apparatus.
  3. This will be your starting position.
  4. Beginning with your arms straight, flex the elbows and retract the shoulder blades to raise your body up until your legs contact the pull-up apparatus.
  5. After a brief pause, return to the starting position.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Latissimus Dorsi, Rhomboid Major.

MuscleScoreRole
Latissimus Dorsi1.0Target, Mover
Rhomboid Major0.9Target, Mover
Posterior Deltoid0.5Mover, Stabilizer
Trapezius0.5Mover