Why I Rarely Do Barbell Rows

I love barbell rows.. so why don't I do them?
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#Yoked #Upperback #Rows

[innovatixn]

Problem with bb rows is that you don't know If your back is getting stronger because in one workout you could be cheating without even noticing and in the other you could be doing it right.

[GVS]

I tend to gravitate towards chest supported rows, Helms rows, machine rows and cable rows at this point. Just more bang for the buck.

[alihk]

Hey Alex, just wanted to say a huge thank you for providing so much knowledge and value.

[spikespiegel]

2016 version of Alex would slap this guy, put on some wrist straps, and start doing cheat barbell rows with 405lbs.. LOL!

[-cc]

It's funny how you upload this. A few months I was in the situation as you described. I was already doing Deadlifts, RDLS, etc. Stuff that already was taxing my low back, and hitting upper back. So, to me it felt unnecessary to continue to do Barbell Rows, and fatigue my low back even more, and my hamstrings would already feel beat from the RDLS so hip hinging wasn't fun either. THe best decision I made was to switch to a horizontal pull that didn't fatigue my low back, such as cable rows. Very interesting topic that you covered here, that I fully support. Not many if anyone are covering topics such as these. Well done, Alexander.

[GuillaumeLeValiant]

We're to the point where everyone realise that if you already do a lot of squats and deads, the lower back fatigue management is harder when doing lifts such as the barbell row. Going to the dumbbell alternative is best suited after some heavy pulls/chins imho

[iampavle]

Quality of your videos is on another level. I am talking about both visual quality and value. When compared to your old content, you've changed Alex. You are completely different person now. The amount of changes you made to yourself amazes me. Keep up the good work!

[davidf]

Really enjoying the more chilled, open-minded version of you we’ve been getting recently.
Some awesome knowledge shared, that anyone training can relate to and benefit from!

[gariejoyce]

Dude you’re spot on. Most folks cannot do a bent over barbell row correctly in the first place. Most people would benefit much more from a chest supported row like a seal row than a complex movement like the barbell bent over row.

[jackhammer]

I started doing Inverted rows out of nececity. My dumbbells didnt go heavy enough (even though i was doing sets of 20), I didnt want to do Barbell rows and i didnt have a pulley system. Inverted Rows was the cure. Also i can testify that The carryover to weighted chin ups is legit

[bwizard]

For me the Pendlay Row is no problem, and even less of a problem if you stay in the 10 - 20 reps range.
But of course variation like the Seal Row (amazing), supported row in general and inverted row are awesome.

[nhojnhoj]

Wow, never thought about this but it makes total sense. This channel was good and it now has become a great channel with great content.

[UgglemannenFTW]

I think lower back fatigue management is one of the most important aspects of a training split. Plenty of times little attention is spent on this.
Great video btw.

[Nick-cpwf]

You are deep, deep, DEEP into the philosophy and art of lifting. I salute you for this.👏🏻 It has been a passion of mine for nearly 20 years as well 💪🏼. Learning everyday. Thank you for your input.

[IFYCRT]

Brother Alex, you're SO close to 250k subscribers! I'm so grateful to be part of this journey. You have inspired so many of us to change our philosophy about the average gym bro type training. Congratulations bro.

[BaldOmniMan]

Same here. Way more chest supported rows these days.

[smelma]

Informed. Clear and no extra BS. You, my man, have just earned a sub.

[PinataOblongata]

This makes total sense, as usual. Having lower back issues and might nix the uprights for chest supported or seated.

[FavourJaiyeola]

Huh, recently I'm seeing more and more people in the fitness industry talk about not doing the Barbell Row, Natural Hypertrophy also made a video about it recently. My opinion is that if you're running a program that already has a lot of low back volume, you'd be suited to do DB rows or a Chest Supported version. If you're running a low volume program with not much low back fatigue, they're fine to do. I also find that doing a strict pendlay row from the floor with your back parallel to the floor keeps my low back out of the lift rather than the traditional bodybuilder Barbell row where you're holding the bar mid-air at the bottom.

[jtsandig]

I was doing barbell rows earlier in my programming, but once I switched to an upper lower, they became much more difficult to program and my goals switched more towards a hypertrophy bias so I think meadows rows offer a much higher stimulus to fatigue ratio while providing superior gains for what I'm looking for