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bent over row with resistance band - beginner Trunk exercise
  • Trunk
  • beginner

bent over row with resistance band

pull resistance band toward ceiling while maintaining trunk parallel to floor, squeezing shoulder blades together.

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder, thoracic spine, elbow
Muscles
latissimus dorsi, biceps, trapezius, posterior deltoid, rhomboids
Equipment
resistance band
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted

How it is done

Stand with feet hip-width apart, place the center of theraband under the feet and hold two end with hand by side. Bend forward such that trunk is parallel to floor, squeeze the blades and pull the theraband towards ceiling by bending the elbow away from trunk. Back to starting position and repeat.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.