Which is better:
A. Strict Row with lighter weight
B. Shittier form Row with heavier weight and straps
Which is better:. A. Strict Row with lighter weight. B. Shittier form Row with heavier weight and straps
Which is better:
A. Strict Row with lighter weight
B. Shittier form Row with heavier weight and straps
Both
You go up to a heavy weight and then down again
A is better. Why? Because your muscles are forced to exert more effort. Whereas in B, you're going to get the weight up with mostly momentum and you risk long term joint problems from jerking the weight.
The most important thing is that you develop the mind muscle connection with the muscles in your back doing the movement so that you stress those muscles and not something else. You have to do that first with lighter weight and concentration on feeling the muscle. Then you can go heavier when you know how to use your back to do the movement properly.
Same with pull-ups.
Just because you’re using lighter weight doesn’t result in better mind to muscle connection. That’s just a straight up lie. You can get that with heavier weight and slower movement too if that’s what you are trying to achieve.
Heavy. Cheated. DB Rows. Swing then up a little bit if you have to and fight the negative
make sure to really twist your abdomen too, gotta hoist that weight up
Obviously not that. But given you are somewhat stable going heavy on those is king
this. strict rows are hardest at top when muscle enters active insufficiency and lever is worst. explosive rowing has better resistance curve.
These are are like a shittier version of Pendlay rows. imo the best way to do dumbbell rows is seated
>pendlay rows
I too am a novice lifter in my first months of training
Comparing them to pendlay rows because they are both compound movements. They also both suck ass for targeting your back
Db rows dont suck ass for targeting back though
Compared to most back exercises they do. 99% percent of the time your lower back and arms fatigue way before your back does especially at heavy weight. They are good for building strength though.
You are a retard. They are top tier exercise.
B. Most of the niggas doing A are dyels.
Is 100lb for a set of 20 considered decent for kroc rows? I weigh ~175
this is better
this but unironically. forces you to go strict, no more swinging and whatnot also no stress on your lower back. there is literally no reason to not do em like that.
They work all the muscles in the back.
They don't work your lats or back. But rear delts
tell that to my back and my doms. they seem to think differently.
C. The Nautilus Pullover machine
is clearly the superior option
>Shitter form
>Actually doing full ROM
Pick one you retard. Everyone I've ever seen doing these slowly with lighter weight has absolute dogshit form.
at a certain point everyone just starts cheating with rows anyway
Cable rows mog any dumbell/barbell exercise. More natural position, can easily load up very heavy weights, easy to dropset.