How to Do the Lying Cambered Barbell Row

Beginner · Barbell · Targets Middle Back, Biceps, Lats, Traps

How to perform it

1. Place a cambered bar underneath an exercise bench.
2. Lie face down on the exercise bench and grab the bar using a palms down (pronated grip) that is wider than shoulder width. This will be your starting position.
3. As you exhale row the bar up as you keep the elbows close to your body to either your chest, in order to target the upper mid back, or to your stomach if targeting the lats is your goal.
4. After a second hold at the top, lower back down to the starting position slowly as you inhale.

Muscles worked

The Lying Cambered Barbell Row primarily targets your Middle Back, with support from your Biceps, Lats, Traps. You'll need barbell.

Make it count toward your goal

Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Lying Cambered Barbell Row slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.

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