How to perform Bodyweight Ring Row with proper form
Starting Position
- Rings: Set the rings around waist to chest height and grab them with a neutral grip.
- Body: Walk your feet forward and hang under the rings with straight arms.
- Line: Squeeze your glutes and brace your core so your body forms a straight line from head to heels.
Movement
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Pulling Phase:
- Retract your shoulder blades first, then pull your chest toward the rings.
- Lead with your elbows and keep them from flaring straight out.
- Pull until your chest reaches the rings or your hands reach your ribs.
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Lowering Phase:
- Lower yourself under control back to straight arms.
- Keep your body rigid; don't let your hips sag.
- Reach a full stretch at the bottom before the next rep.
Key Points
- The more horizontal your body, the harder it is - walk your feet forward to make it tougher, back to make it easier.
- Lead with the shoulder blades and elbows so the back does the work, not just the arms.
- Keep a straight line from head to heels; a sagging hip turns it into a partial rep.
Exercises
Arch Hang, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Forearms
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
Bicep Curl, Barbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms
Bicep Curl, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms
Bicep Curl, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms
Bicep Curl, Band
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms
Bicep Curl, Leverage Machine
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms
Bicep Curl, EZ Bar
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms
Cable Crossover, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Chest
Synergist: Shoulders, Back
Cable Pull Through, Cable
Type: Lower, Pull
Target: Glutes
Synergist: Hamstrings
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
Concentration Curl, Barbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms
Concentration Curl, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms