Inverted Row With Straps
A bodyweight upper-back row using suspension straps, pulling your chest toward the handles while keeping your body straight.
Secondary muscles
How to do it
- Set the straps to about chest height and stand facing the anchor point.
- Grab the handles with an overhand grip and walk your feet forward until your body leans back in a straight line.
- Brace your core and keep your heels planted with your arms fully extended.
- Pull your chest toward the handles by driving your elbows back and squeezing your shoulder blades together.
- Pause briefly when your hands reach your ribs or chest.
- Lower yourself with control until your arms are straight again.
Form cues
- Keep body in one line
- Drive elbows back
- Squeeze shoulder blades
- Keep shoulders down
Common mistakes
- Hips sag or pike instead of staying straight
- Shrugging the shoulders up toward the ears
- Pulling with bent wrists and loose handles
- Letting the body drop quickly on the way down
Breathing
Inhale as you lower yourself away from the handles, and exhale as you pull your chest toward them.
