Elitefts.com: Ex Index - One Arm Barbell with Chains

[happokylpy]

Is someone srsly telling Dave Tate what to do below, l o l.

[MrOnceinside]

single arm rows are no good, and you shouldn't want to make them easier. They should be done with a bar, or a pair of dumbells from the floor and a good rep range would be 8-12, and just a few quick sets. They should be done with a better range of motion than what is being shown here. Remember these are assistance work and should be more related to any lift you may be doing, i.e. deadlifts, power cleans, and snatches. keep your back flat and chest up especially at the top.

[lovesgibson]

Y u wearing a belt bro?

[skamerjosh]

15" is more like a stick

[butter1011]

nice 1/2 roms

[mikesbbody]

Gorilla like strength right there!

[nodache]

Carryin a 15" log, 15 K's, (1/3 marathon in 3 hours),. works your whole body, mind,/ soul. Click on, (the walking log), on youtube videos.

[ugotitpunk]

@nodache Try logging one day....that'll REALLY work ya. 

[dizzle1174]

I was doing these but with a close grip handle under the bar last month and every time I had at least 3 people looking at me like I was either fucking stupid or crazy. Assholes have no idea what they were missing, these are fucking awsome !

[madsbregnhoej]

@sk8tboar really? my body must be fucked up !! :P

[hempfield21]

haha "Speakers on blast" Red album by the game, great album

[DrumItUp50]

Nice one Dave.

[madsbregnhoej]

I havent done the biomechanical analysis of rows, but unlike most exercises I find that the rep gets harder during the top portion of the movement.. which is kind of weird really, hence I would suppose making the movement easier at the top and heavier at the bottom, would be more beneficial... does anybody else feel the same??

[hempfield21]

@madsbregnhoej yea dude i know exactly what you mean, this is probably a case of the back being stronger than the biceps because towards the upper half of the movement the biceps really do most of the work, for this reason some bodybuilders do mostly partials on back exercises to avoid the biceps limiting their back workout

[52hands]

@madsbregnhoej It's because in the top position the lats are almost fully contracted. So you have to move the last bit with the biceps. I.e. the last part of the movement is mostly biceps involvement. The biceps is way weaker than your lats so it's natural to feel like that.

[MellonVegan]

@madsbregnhoej I would agree on that but I can´t think of any way to make it easier at the top.

[drfitnessnow]

@MellonVegan it would be a pain in the ass, and I'd never do this myself, but on the side 'how could you make a row easier at the top?' just do what most people do on their bench presses...have someone spot you and help you lift the weight in the top ROM...besides that, I have no idea how to make a row easier at the top...bands/chains would make it harder at the top soo...maybe some sort of weight releaser at the top somehow...you got me thinking about this now!!

[Xb0x540]

@madsbregnhoej I would imagine that it is mostly due to the leverage you have at the beginning and then the angle the weight is at during the last portion.