Bodyweight Standing Close-Grip One Arm Row

Assume a standing position with your feet shoulder-width apart. Place your left hand on your left hip, palm facing inwards. Raise your right arm straight out in front of you, parallel to the ground. Bend your right elbow and pull it towards your right side, keeping your upper arm close to your body. Contract your back muscles as you do this movement. Return your right arm back to the starting position and repeat.

How to perform the Bodyweight Standing Close-Grip One Arm Row

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Bodyweight Standing Close-Grip One Arm Row using your body weight.
  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.

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