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Horizontal Pull · Intermediate

Reverse-Grip Barbell Row

Compound horizontal pull exercise using barbell.
Movement pattern
Horizontal Pull
Difficulty
Intermediate
Equipment
Barbell
Mechanics
Compound
Sides
Bilateral
Main plane
Sagittal

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How to do the Reverse-Grip Barbell Row

Not yet reviewed — the technique guide for this exercise hasn't been signed off, so it isn't published here yet.

Muscles worked

Primary

Secondary

How the knowledge graph models this movement

Each joint action, with the role and emphasis the graph assigns each muscle. These are qualitative anatomical labels, not measured muscle activation.

  • Shoulder extensionprimary action

    Latissimus dorsi (prime mover, high emphasis); Teres major (prime mover, high emphasis); Posterior deltoid (synergist, moderate emphasis)

  • Shoulder horizontal abductionsecondary action

    Posterior deltoid (synergist, moderate emphasis); Latissimus dorsi (synergist, low emphasis); Infraspinatus (synergist, low emphasis); Teres minor (synergist, low emphasis)

  • Elbow flexionsecondary action

    Biceps brachii (synergist, high emphasis); Brachialis (synergist, moderate emphasis); Brachioradialis (synergist, low emphasis)

  • Scapula retractionsecondary action

    Trapezius (synergist, moderate emphasis); Rhomboids (synergist, moderate emphasis)

  • Spine extensionsecondary action

    Erector spinae (stabilizer, high emphasis); Multifidus (stabilizer, moderate emphasis)

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