Strength · Horizontal pull · Dumbbells

Chest-Supported Dumbbell Row

Chest-Supported Dumbbell Row is a strength exercise with dumbbells that mainly works the upper back, with help from the lats, rear delts and biceps.

Animation of Chest-Supported Dumbbell Row

How to do it

  1. Hinge forward with a neutral back
  2. Pull the elbows back towards the hips
  3. Squeeze the shoulder blades at the top
  4. Lower under control, the torso stays still

In Sets Ahead

Sets Ahead starts you on 3 sets of 8–12 reps with 2:00 rest. When every set reaches 12 reps, the weight goes up 2 kg, or 5 lb if you train in pounds.

Muscles worked

Mainly

  • Upper back

Also

  • Lats
  • Rear delts
  • Biceps

Joints it loads

  • Grip and forearms some

With an injury here, the app warns you before this exercise.

Log it in Sets Ahead

Sets Ahead works out your next set of chest-supported dumbbell row, and every other lift, from your own numbers.

Test it before release

Similar exercises

The same movement, done another way: what the app suggests when you swap.

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