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bent over dumbbell row at ninety degrees - beginner Trunk exercise
  • Trunk
  • beginner

bent over dumbbell row at ninety degrees

stand bent forward at hips, trunk parallel to floor, row dumbbell toward body by squeezing shoulder blades together

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 hanging down forward 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.