Bent Over Row grips. - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

dannyboy · 09-03-2005, 01:45 PM

hi,

What are the benefits of doing close grip bent over rows if any, and what disadvatages does it have over a normal shoulder width grip.

thx

**big** · 09-03-2005, 01:50 PM

Closer grip works the bis more. But if you want to hit the bis more, do palms-up grip on barbell rows.

It depends on your goals - shoulder width is great for bodybuilding. If you're powerlifting, a bench press width grip (which is usually lots wider than shoulder width) for barbell rows actually helps your bench.

dannyboy · 09-03-2005, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by big

Closer grip works the bis more. But if you want to hit the bis more, do palms-up grip on barbell rows.

It depends on your goals - shoulder width is great for bodybuilding. If you're powerlifting, a bench press width grip (which is usually lots wider than shoulder width) for barbell rows actually helps your bench.

oh rite thanks, it was just someone had told me he incorperated close grip bent rows for a wider back among other things.

**big pete** · 09-03-2005, 05:08 PM

wide grip for a wide back

and yes, its surprising but they do help the bench control

mouthy1 · 09-03-2005, 08:21 PM

Dorian yates swears buy palm's-up grip row's might be worth a try?But like Big pete say's you can really feel it in your biceps so stay light at first you don't want to tear one

DB · 10-03-2005, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by mouthy1

Dorian yates swears buy palm's-up grip row's might be worth a try?But like Big pete say's you can really feel it in your biceps so stay light at first you don't want to tear one

yeah that was how dorian tore his was it not??

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big UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The only side effect of steroids is GREATNESS Posts: 5,450	Closer grip works the bis more. But if you want to hit the bis more, do palms-up grip on barbell rows. It depends on your goals - shoulder width is great for bodybuilding. If you're powerlifting, a bench press width grip (which is usually lots wider than shoulder width) for barbell rows actually helps your bench.

09-03-2005, 08:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
mouthy1 Newbie Trainer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: wolverhampton Posts: 20	Dorian yates swears buy palm's-up grip row's might be worth a try?But like Big pete say's you can really feel it in your biceps so stay light at first you don't want to tear one