Barbell rows - who does them? - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

Bigdav · 22-09-2005, 12:29 PM

I train in a pretty pants gym, but ive noticed lately that hardly anyone does any of the compounds. Most guys bench and a few squat, but theres only 2 who deadlift and ive never seen anyone else but me doing barbell rows

bunch of slack jawed faggots in my gym :p , they need to turn themselves into sexual tyrannosaurs, just like me

Am i wierd for doing them or do other people know something i dont?

plus how many of you guys do them?

cheeers mateys

verve · 22-09-2005, 12:37 PM

Similar story in my gym, majority of the people are bench and bicep types.

A few people do dead's, rows etc. though, but most of the time when I walk in there everyone's standing around trying to curl too much weight.

DB · 22-09-2005, 12:38 PM

yeah i do em all the time mate....

but yeah i'm pretty much the only one that does em

**Tinytom** · 22-09-2005, 12:40 PM

Can't beat a good Barbell row in my opinion. Awesome for raw aggressive strength. I do them with an EZ bar as this sets your hands in a better position.:lift:

Moray Muscle · 22-09-2005, 12:45 PM

if u want a big back u got to row simple as that

Carnivore · 22-09-2005, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tinytom

Can't beat a good Barbell row in my opinion. Awesome for raw aggressive strength. I do them with an EZ bar as this sets your hands in a better position.:lift:

thats what i do

Magic Torch · 22-09-2005, 12:55 PM

I love row's good compound excercise!

I know what you mean about the bench and bicep dudes my gym is full of essex boys who wanna pose - but i'm an ugly git so I just hit the wieght's properly rather than look in the mirror!

**big** · 22-09-2005, 01:06 PM

Row to grow

stu_moon · 22-09-2005, 02:08 PM

i do 'em...

never seen anyone else do them or deadlifts, and not many people bench or squat with good form either (ie moving the bar more than 3 inches

) but it is an Esporta so not a 'proper' gym really

what weight do you guys do for barbell rows ??

samurai69 · 22-09-2005, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stu_moon

i do 'em...

never seen anyone else do them or deadlifts, what weight do you guys do for barbell rows ??

I do them about 100kg with good form, 140 with bad ish form

Never seen anyone do deadlifts at the gym i go to except me

crazycacti · 22-09-2005, 02:14 PM

I always BB or T-bar row - you need to row

the_gre8t_1ne · 22-09-2005, 02:33 PM

I dont do them because I don't kno how to do it properly and when I do I can't keep form, but I do the alternative to it, which is the machined version, I kno it aint as good!

Jock · 22-09-2005, 02:38 PM

Don't know why compounds are so unpopular they do so much more than skullcrushers. The guys that actually try compound lifts in my gym usually do so with apalling form. Most seem to think that going 4-5" down counts as a squat. I've had several people comment on how 'deep'I squat but in reality I don't really go much below parallel. I saw a bloke doing deads the other day it it literally made me wince his form was so bad, he was tall and awkward but his back was bending like a u-bend.

Bigdav · 22-09-2005, 05:19 PM

good to see im not the only one on the planet who does them, its kinda scary how lazy some of the fuggers are in my gym, theyll do 27 exercises for biceps after 3 sets of machine bench press, then wonder why theyre not making any progress

**big** · 22-09-2005, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jock

Don't know why compounds are so unpopular

Because they're difficult, taxing and hard work.

22-09-2005, 12:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bigdav Move along, nothing to see here Join Date: May 2005 Location: Aberdooom Posts: 615	Barbell rows - who does them? I train in a pretty pants gym, but ive noticed lately that hardly anyone does any of the compounds. Most guys bench and a few squat, but theres only 2 who deadlift and ive never seen anyone else but me doing barbell rows bunch of slack jawed faggots in my gym :p , they need to turn themselves into sexual tyrannosaurs, just like me Am i wierd for doing them or do other people know something i dont? plus how many of you guys do them? cheeers mateys __________________ Height - 5' 11" Weight - 235 Chest - 48" Waist - 35" Arms - 18" legs - 28" Calves - 17" Bench - 130 * 6 Squat - 150 * 6 Deads - 160 * 6

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stu_moon Newbie Trainer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 27	i do 'em... never seen anyone else do them or deadlifts, and not many people bench or squat with good form either (ie moving the bar more than 3 inches ) but it is an Esporta so not a 'proper' gym really what weight do you guys do for barbell rows ??

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Jock LEAGUE LEGEND! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: UK Posts: 3,039	Don't know why compounds are so unpopular they do so much more than skullcrushers. The guys that actually try compound lifts in my gym usually do so with apalling form. Most seem to think that going 4-5" down counts as a squat. I've had several people comment on how 'deep'I squat but in reality I don't really go much below parallel. I saw a bloke doing deads the other day it it literally made me wince his form was so bad, he was tall and awkward but his back was bending like a u-bend. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

22-09-2005, 05:19 PM	#14 (permalink)
Bigdav Move along, nothing to see here Join Date: May 2005 Location: Aberdooom Posts: 615	good to see im not the only one on the planet who does them, its kinda scary how lazy some of the fuggers are in my gym, theyll do 27 exercises for biceps after 3 sets of machine bench press, then wonder why theyre not making any progress __________________ Height - 5' 11" Weight - 235 Chest - 48" Waist - 35" Arms - 18" legs - 28" Calves - 17" Bench - 130 * 6 Squat - 150 * 6 Deads - 160 * 6

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