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Pull Ups V's Barbell Rows

  • 15-10-2014 10:32pm
    #1
    A_Sober_Paddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,221 ✭✭✭


    Hey all,

    Just starting back in the gym after a few months out, just wondering are pull ups better than rows as a complete back exercise, as I've been out i reckon i'll be doing assisted pulls for a the first 5-8 weeks.

    I know i could probably do both, but for the first few months back, i'd prefer to stick with a whole body routine for the first while to ease myself into along with flexibility and mobility work.

    So Pull up or Barbell Rows as my main back exercise


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  • #2
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,903 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    I know you specifically ruled out this answer, but I'm gonna say it any way. Do both.
    One's a vertical pull, the other a horizontal pull. Related, but separate movements.
    If you've got more than 6 exercises in the full body routine, I'd be cutting else before either of those two.


  • #3
    GiftofGab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,430 ✭✭✭GiftofGab


    Pull ups are for back width.

    Barbell Rows are for back thickness.

    Do both.


  • #4
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    If you could only do 1, do rows.

    But by choosing to only do 1 you're saying a lot about your dedication to training and long term progress.


  • #5
    A_Sober_Paddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,221 ✭✭✭A_Sober_Paddy


    Hanley wrote: »
    If you could only do 1, do rows.

    But by choosing to only do 1 you're saying a lot about your dedication to training and long term progress.

    Ok cheers, i just find that doing rows last week. I was finding it hard to feel myself working my back, especially after i'd done my few pull ones...


  • #6
    Nervous Wreck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,115 ✭✭✭✭Nervous Wreck


    A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »
    Ok cheers, i just find that doing rows last week. I was finding it hard to feel myself working my back, especially after i'd done my few pull ones...

    You were either doing it wrong or not lifting enough. Hopefully the latter so you can add some weight and get beasted.


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  • #7
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,694 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Where exactly did you feel was being worked when you did the rows?


  • #8
    A_Sober_Paddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,221 ✭✭✭A_Sober_Paddy


    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    Where exactly did you feel was being worked when you did the rows?

    More my arms & rear shoulders, now in saying that i've been out of the weight room for nearly 5 months, combination of a shoulder and hip injury aswell as doing alot of cycling pre injuries


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