Barbell Reverse Grip Bent Over Row

1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. 2. Bend at the hips and slightly bend your knees. 3. Grasp the barbell with an underhand grip, palms facing up, hands shoulder-width apart. 4. Keep your back straight and your core engaged. 5. Pull the barbell towards your upper abdomen, leading with your elbows. 6. Squeeze your shoulder blades together at the top of the movement. 7. Slowly lower the barbell back down, fully extending your arms. 8. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Barbell Reverse Grip Bent Over Row

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Barbell Reverse Grip Bent Over Row using your barbell.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your rhomboids.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your rhomboids rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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