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bent over dumbbell row - beginner Trunk exercise
  • Trunk
  • beginner

bent over dumbbell row

standing hip hinge position rowing dumbbells toward torso with scapular retraction and elbow flexion

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

How it is done

Stand with feet hip-width apart, bend forward such that trunk is parallel to floor and arms by side with holding dumbbell. With squeezing the blades and bend the elbow towards the body, 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.