Exercise of the Week - Dumbbell Lying Row

Instructions

Preparation

Lie chest down on elevated bench. Grasp dumbbells below.

Execution

Pull dumbbells to sides until upper arm is just beyond horizontal or height of back. Return until arms are extended and shoulders are stretched downward. Repeat.

Comments

Bench should be high enough to allow shoulders to stretch forward without dumbbells hitting floor.

Classification

 Utility:Basic

 Mechanics:Compound

 Force:Pull

Muscles

Target

• Back, General

Synergists

• Trapezius, Middle
• Trapezius, Lower
• Rhomboids
• Latissimus Dorsi
• Teres Major
• Deltoid, Posterior
• Infraspinatus
• Teres Minor
• Brachialis
• Brachioradialis
• Pectoralis Major, Sternal

Dynamic Stabilizers

• Biceps Brachii
• Triceps, Long Head

Source