Description of T-Bar Row
If you want to work on your upper back, the T-Bar row, also called the close grip barbell row, is a great exercise.
The T-bar row is a variation on the bent over row that enables the user to use a more neutral grip, which can assist release some of the strain on the shoulder joint.
T-Bar Row Guidelines
Take a standing stance and place the bar in the middle of your legs.
With a v-grip handle insert the bar straight into the notch.
After bringing your torso about parallel to the floor (or slightly above), hinge forward and start the exercise by pulling your elbows behind your body and retracting your shoulder blades.
After bringing the bar close to your body until the plates make contact with your chest carefully lower the handle back to the beginning position.
T-Bar Row Hints
Try shifting your head posture and check if packing your neck or gazing forward is more comfortable for you.
To prevent your spine from arching too far maintain some tone in your abdominals while you pull the bar into your body.
Control the bar during the whole repetition rather than letting momentum take over.
As you pull avoid allowing the head to protrude forward.
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