Table Body Row exercise – Mover.tips
The Table Body Row is an alternative to Body Row in case you don’t have a bar. It strengthens the back muscles and serves as preparation for the pull up.
Video demonstration
(excerpt from ‘Table Inverted Row’
by Alex Bunt Training)
How to and step by step instructions:
- Sit down under the table, hold the table border and straighten core and legs in a diagonal position. This is the starting position.
- Bend your arms, bringing the chest close to the table border.
- Stay there a few seconds and extend the arms again, lowering yourself to the initial position.
Hints & tips:
- The more horizontal, the hardest is the move.
Benefits:
- Works all muscles needed for the pull up.
- Strengthen back muscles.
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:
- Table Body Row
- Table Australian Pull Up
- Table Bodyweight Row
- Table Inverted Row
- Table Horizontal Pull Up
Muscle: Shoulder
Bent Leg Body Row on Table Supported L Sit Scapula Shrugs 
See 55 Shoulder exercises
Muscle: Triceps
Bent Leg One Arm Body Row 
Muscle: Upper back
Incline Bent Leg One Arm Body Row 
See 29 Upper back exercises
Collection: Body Row variantions
Bent Leg Mixed Grip Body Row Bent Leg Neutral Grip Body Row 
Bent Leg Supinated Grip Body Row See the 27 exercises collection Body Row variantions
Category: Bodyweight
See 132 exercises for category Bodyweight