How to perform Bodyweight Front Lever Row with proper form
Starting Position
- Grip: Hang from a bar with a shoulder-width overhand grip and straight arms.
- Body: Raise into a full front lever - body horizontal and straight, legs extended, back facing the floor.
- Brace: Squeeze your glutes, quads, and core to hold a rigid straight line.
Movement
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Pulling Phase:
- Keep the body horizontal and straight as you drive your elbows down and back.
- Pull your chest up toward the bar while holding the line from head to toe.
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Lowering Phase:
- Lower under control back to the horizontal lever over 2-3 seconds.
- Do not let your hips or legs drop below horizontal.
Key Points
- Hold a straight line from head to heels - no piking or sagging at the hips.
- Keep the body horizontal throughout; this is a row, not a pull-up.
- Only attempt this once you can hold a solid full front lever.
Exercises
Arch Hang, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Forearms
Back Extension, Bodyweight
Type: Lower, Core
Target: Back
Synergist: Hamstrings, Glutes
Back Extension, Leverage Machine
Type: Lower, Core
Target: Back
Synergist: Hamstrings, Glutes
Ball Slams, Medicine Ball
Type: Core, Upper
Target: Shoulders, Back
Synergist: Chest, Abs
Bent Over One Arm Row, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms, Chest
Bent Over Row, Barbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest
Bent Over Row, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest
Bent Over Row, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest
Bent Over Row, Smith Machine
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest
Bent Over Row, Band
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest
Bent Over Row, Leverage Machine
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest
Chin Up, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest
Chin Up, Leverage Machine
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest
Clean, Barbell
Type: Upper, Lower, Push
Target: Glutes, Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Back, Shoulders
Synergist: Calves, Biceps, Chest, Forearms
Clean and Jerk, Barbell
Type: Upper, Lower, Push
Target: Glutes, Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Back, Shoulders
Synergist: Calves, Biceps, Chest, Forearms
Dead Hang, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back, Forearms
Synergist: Shoulders
Front Lever Row, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Abs, Biceps
High Row, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest
High Row, Leverage Machine
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest
Incline Row, Barbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest