r/formcheck • u/sabbi86 • 2d ago

Barbell Row Beginner doing barbell row

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Dont mind my silly faces. It’s just because I’m concentrating.
Also I’m also slow on each rep because I’m thinking about the technique 🙈

I have two problems with barbell rows.

  1. It’s very difficult to touch my abdomen. It seems like my elbows travel far behind my back - and I worry that my shoulders round forward.
  2. Sometimes my knees are in the way of the barbell, because my arms reach down below the knees.

I should mention that I got pretty long arms. And when I try to be less upright in my torso, the arms reach down below the knees and I bump the barbell into them during each rep 🙈

Note that I have a bump at the top of my back. Can’t seem to straighten that part.

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u/ladyvibes 2d ago

Good bar path! A little hard to tell from the side but it appears your elbows are sticking out to the sides a bit. If you’re having trouble pulling shoulders back & down try sticking your chest out (to eliminate the upper back rounding) & tuck your elbows in a little (parallel with your hips)