Beginner exercise

Wide-Grip Inverted Row

Also called Wide Row

  • Muscle Growth
  • Strength
  • Calisthenics

Technique

How to perform Wide-Grip Inverted Row

  1. Position a bar in a rack to about waist height.
  2. Take a wider than shoulder width grip on the bar and position yourself hanging underneath the bar.
  3. Your body should be straight with your heels on the ground with your arms fully extended.
  4. This will be your starting position.
  5. Begin by flexing the elbow, pulling your chest towards the bar.
  6. Retract your shoulder blades as you perform the movement.
  7. Pause at the top of the motion, and return yourself to the start position.
  8. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Latissimus Dorsi, Posterior Deltoid, Rhomboid Major, Trapezius.

MuscleScoreRole
Latissimus Dorsi1.0Target, Mover
Posterior Deltoid0.9Target, Mover
Rhomboid Major0.9Target, Mover
Trapezius0.9Target, Mover
Brachialis0.5Mover
Brachioradialis0.5Mover, Stabilizer
Infraspinatus0.5Mover, Stabilizer
Teres Major0.5Mover
Teres Minor0.5Mover, Stabilizer

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.

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