Oarsman at the dorsy bar 🆙

Synonyms

The Dorsy Bar Row exercise is also known as the Dorsy bar rower, T bar rower, T-bar row, T-bar row.

Type of Exercise

Rowing at the dorsy bar is a multi-joint / accessory exercise

variants

Supine barbell rowing machine
Horizontal pulley row with narrow grip handle
Oarsman at the dorsy bar
Rematore with handlebar
Rows with prone grip barbell

Rowing at the dorsy bar: Execution

The starting position sees the athlete standing on the Dorsy bar platform with his back in his position of strength, but with the shoulder blades abducted; the hips are flexed to form a variable angle depending on the area where you want to concentrate the effort. The knees are semi-flexed and the distance between the feet is equal to or slightly greater than that between the shoulders. The handle can be: 1) Supine with the hands placed at a distance equal to that between the shoulders; 2) Neutral / prone on the appropriate handles; 3) Prone with hands placed on the bar at a distance greater than that between the shoulders. The execution consists of pulling the bar towards the chest through an adduction / elevation (variants 1 and 2) or from an adduction (variant 3) scapular first, then an extension (variant 1), or an extension / extension transverse (variant 2), or a transverse extension (variant 3) accompanied by a simultaneous flexion of the elbow. All without changing the inclination of the torso and without changing the angle of the knees. In this exercise, you can use the cheating technique with small knee extensions that can be accompanied by slight hip extensions. In any case, the back must remain in its position of strength.