Bent Leg Body Row exercise – Mover.tips
The Bent Leg Body Row exercise strengthens the back muscles. It is an easier variation of the Body Row.
Video demonstration
(excerpt from ‘How to do a Bent Leg Inverted Row | Exercise Demonstration Video and Guide’
by Live Lean TV Daily Exercises)
How to and step by step instructions:
- Hold the bar with both hands, palms facing forward.
- Move your feet forward so that your knees are bent in a 90 degrees angle.
- Fully extend your arms, lowering your shoulders away from the bar. This is the starting position.
- Bend your arms, bringing the chest close to the bar.
- Stay there a few seconds and extend the arms again, lowering yourself to the initial position.
Hints & tips:
- Choose a higher bar for an easier variation.
- Put your feet closer to the bar for an easier variation.
Benefits:
- Works all muscles needed for the pull up.
- Strengthen back muscles.
Counting & gamification:
- Adjust the feet position to have 10 reps of maximum effort yet proper form.
- Aim for 3 series x10 in a session.
Muscles worked and body parts involved:
Primary muscles: Shoulder, Triceps, Upper Back
Secondary muscles: Forearms, Chest
Other names
The exercise can be found with other names. Examples are:
- Bent Leg Body Row
- Bent Leg Inverted Row
- Bent Leg Bodyweight Row
- Bent Leg Horizontal Pull Up
- Bent Knee Body Row
- Bent Leg Pronated Grip Body Row
- Bent Leg Body Row on Parallel Bar
- Bent Leg Australian Pull Up
- Bent Knee Australian Pull Up
- Bent Leg Pronated Australian Pull Up
- Bent Knee Pronated Australian Pull Up
Body Rows progression
4. Elevated Feet Body Row
Grip Variations for Bent Leg Body Row
Bent Leg Mixed Grip Body Row Bent Leg Neutral Grip Body Row 
Bent Leg Supinated Grip Body Row 
Bent Leg Wide Grip Body Row Bent Leg Close Grip Body Row
Other Pull Up Preparation exercises
Bent Leg Body Row on Table
Muscle: Shoulder
See 55 Shoulder exercises
Muscle: Triceps
Elevated Feet Mixed Grip Body Row 
Muscle: Upper back
Bent Leg One Arm Body Row See 29 Upper back exercises
Collection: Body Row variantions
Incline Neutral Grip Body Row 
See the 27 exercises collection Body Row variantions
Category: Bodyweight
Single Leg Raise on Bench See 132 exercises for category Bodyweight
Same exercise, different set:
Bent Leg Body Row on Table