Elevated Feet Body Row exercise – Mover.tips

The Elevated Feet Body Row exercise are great for strengthening the chest, arms and back muscles. It serves as a preparation for the pull up, and is harder than the regular Body Row.

Video demonstration

(excerpt from ‘Feet Elevated Body Row’ by Functional Bodybuilding)

How to and step by step instructions:

1. Hold the bar with both hands, palms facing forward.
2. Move your feet forward, place them in an bench, and straighten both legs and core.
3. Fully extend your arms, hanging from the bar. This is the starting position.
4. Bend your arms, bringing the chest close to the bar.
5. Stay there a few seconds and extend the arms again, lowering yourself to the initial position.

Hints & tips:

• The higher the bench, more difficult is the move.

Benefits:

• Strengthen the back muscles and triceps.
• Is a beginner-friendly, yet effective exercise.

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:

• Elevated Feet Body Row
• Elevated Feet Inverted Row
• Elevated Feet Bodyweight Row
• Elevated Feet Horizontal Pull Up
• Elevated Feet Pronated Grip Body Row
• Elevated Feet Australian Pull Up
• Elevated Feet Pronated Australian Pull Up

Body Rows progression

4. Elevated Feet Body Row

Muscle: Shoulder

Floor L Sit Heel Supported Single Leg Raise See 55 Shoulder exercises

Muscle: Triceps

Supported L Sit Scapula Shrugs

Muscle: Upper back

Bent Leg Mixed Grip Body Row Bent Leg One Arm Body Row Bent Leg Close Grip Body Row See 29 Upper back exercises

Collection: Body Row variantions

Elevated Feet Mixed Grip Body Row See the 27 exercises collection Body Row variantions

Category: Bodyweight

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