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lance.. if my goal is to add the most amount of muscle mass to my general back (not including the traps), where do you think is the body in the most advantageous position in terms of leverage in the rowing motion? (pull to lower ab, pull to shoulder level.. etc)

right now, i favor the single arm rows pulling the harness into the armpit area with the harness height set at a little lower than shoulder height.

i do single arms to put as little load to the lower back as possible. routine is mid-high reps ~8-20 per set.

thank man.

 If you depress your shoulders, get full extension on the eccentric, and then pull right under the chest, imo you will get the most bang for your buck if youre only going to row one way.  A good way to do it is half your sets using a higher external rotator type pull, then half lower.  The back is so complex it responds well to multi directional work.

If you depress your shoulders, get full extension on the eccentric, and then pull right under the chest, imo you will get the most bang for your buck if youre only going to row one way.  A good way to do it is half your sets using a higher external rotator type pull, then half lower.  The back is so complex it responds well to multi directional work.

yes.. i like full ROM with a slight pause to really kill momentum at the bottom eccentric. i actually overdo the top also with a slight torso twist just to really hit the highest/fullest ROM.

pulling right under chest IMO hits the back deltoids too. can't go wrong with that either.

il do more of the mid-high type pull since it feels more comfortable to me. when i move heavier weights at the mid-high pull, the low pull will eventually take care of itself in a way.

thanks boss.

^ form can easily go sloppy the heavier you get - and you can't get too heavy either.. you are not leveraged/planted right..

compare that to a standing 1-arm cable row with a solidly braced non-pulling arm + firmly planted feet + lower leg against the bench (to offset some rotational forces too).. the pulling motion is really braced... after the set, i have to be really careful of releasing, otherwise my twig bodyweight will just get pulled and dragged to the other side..

i have pretty much the same form when using the freemotion cable xover.. i lean and plant..etc... do whatever to make sure that no energy leaks during the rowing movement.

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