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Inverted Row w/trx rope

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  • 19-02-2016 9:33pm
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    A_Sober_Paddy
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    So just looking for advice re inverted rows with trx band.

    In the gym everyone seems to do the exercise standing up, but would laying on the ground and pulling yourself up be a much better back exercise?


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    Alf Veedersane
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    A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »
    So just looking for advice re inverted rows with trx band.

    In the gym everyone seems to do the exercise standing up, but would laying on the ground and pulling yourself up be a much better back exercise?

    The smaller the angle between the body and the floor the harder it should be.


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    Hanley
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    A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »
    So just looking for advice re inverted rows with trx band.

    In the gym everyone seems to do the exercise standing up, but would laying on the ground and pulling yourself up be a much better back exercise?

    It would be harder.

    And elevating your feet on a bench so its at the same height as the handles, and at the top you're perfectly parallel to the floor, would be harder still.


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    brownej
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    Some of the issues with utilising a TRX to its full capability is in the positioning of the anchor point. If this is within a haf metre of a wall or other obstacle it can significantly reduce your felxability with the TRX.
    The flatter you get the more of a back workout you can get.
    Another good back exercise is doing L-sit pull ups on the TRX (or rings). Shorten the straps so you can hang in a seated poistion with your bum just off the ground. Then keep in the seated position and pull up. I find moving my hands from a pronated position at the bottom to a supinated position at the top is quite good.


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    A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »
    So just looking for advice re inverted rows with trx band.

    In the gym everyone seems to do the exercise standing up, but would laying on the ground and pulling yourself up be a much better back exercise?



    Depends where the fulcrum is in relation to your body. If it is towards your head, you end up getting a half pull up, half row movement. If you have the fulcrum over your waist you can get more of a rowing action that gets easier as the Ground-to feet-to body angle gets greater. I go for towards the waist, but that's just me.


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