This exercise involves standing with your feet shoulder-width apart, bending over at the waist, and pulling a barbell or dumbbells towards your chest while keeping your elbows close to your body. It primarily targets the muscles in your back, shoulders, and arms.
Type
Strength
Equipment
Band
Difficulty
Intermediate
Key Benefits
- Targets multiple muscle groups including the back, shoulders, and arms
- Improves posture and spinal alignment
- Increases upper body strength and muscle definition
- Can be modified for different fitness levels by adjusting the resistance band tension or using different band sizes
- Can be done anywhere with minimal equipment
How to perform
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold a barbell with an overhand grip, hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
- Bend your knees slightly and hinge forward at the hips, keeping your back straight and your core engaged.
- Bring the barbell towards your chest, keeping your elbows close to your body and squeezing your shoulder blades together at the top of the movement.
- Lower the barbell back down to the starting position, keeping your back straight and your core engaged throughout the exercise.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
FRONT VIEW
BACK VIEW
Back
Primary
Traps
Primary
Posterior Deltoid
Primary
Biceps
Primary
Forearms
Primary