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Why your lower back hurts on Barbell Rows. Ways to avoid lower back pain on Barbell Rows. How to do Barbell Rows correctly so you avoid lower back pain. Example of bad Barbell Row technique.

Barbell Rows are hard. Not as hard as Squats or Deadlifts, but certainly harder than the Bench Press. When you get stronger on the Barbell Row, you’ll often see your strength increase on other strength training exercises.

Barbell Rows are the best exercise to train your upper-back. Unfortunately the Barbell Row is often done with incorrect technique. This article will teach you how to perform the Barbell Row with proper technique.

The Pendlay Row is a variation of the Barbell Row named after Glenn Pendlay, head coach of Wichita Falls Weightlifting team. There’s a lot of confusion about correct technique on the Pendlay Row & its differences with the Barbell Row.

Instead of giving you my view on the Pendlay Row, I’ll give you Glenn Pendlay’s. It’s his exercise after all. Then I’ll follow with my conclusions & a video of the Pendlay Row based on my understanding of Glenn Pendlay’s writing.

The following text & pictures were posted by Glenn Pendlay on forums years ago.