How often can i row?

[spiderguardman]

well good that i haven

 

[Thunderkopf]

Yeah, what he's doing are called Pendlay Rows. The upper body is perpendicular to the legs, requiring more recruitment of the back muscles to complete the row.

 

[fat_wilhelm]

I do something for upper back every day. Row all you want.

 

[graedy]

I do something for upper back every day. Row all you want.

You sir do something for everything everyday.

But I agree - rows can be done more often than any other exercise.

 

[canadapride**]

Row row row your back, gently down the stream, merally marrlay merally, life is but a dream.

 

[Gavin LeFever]

Yeah, what he's doing are called Pendlay Rows. The upper body is perpendicular to the legs, requiring more recruitment of the back muscles to complete the row.

no. his knees are bent with hamstrings loaded as they should be.

maybe you mean to say his back is parallel to the floor.

 

[SingleDoubleGuy]

Yeah, what he's doing are called Pendlay Rows. The upper body is perpendicular to the legs, requiring more recruitment of the back muscles to complete the row.

Here we go again: How do you now about that recruitment? If you take more weight, but stand a little bit more upright (a LITTLE bit) you might involve even more of your traps. Or maybe not? And how much more ("recruitment") are we talking about, anyways?

Bottom line: ROW! Don't be anal about being parallel to the ground all time, you will barely get weights moving when posturing up like this. Try not to snap your back in order to get the bar moving, but if you deviate slightly from perfect technique it should not matter too much. Just do it.