Why: “This is a nice way to add lower back action to your back workout,” Samuel says. By rowing in a static bent-over position, your lower back muscles will work overtime to hold your torso at a ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Nothing builds a stronger back quite like a row. You’re probably familiar ...

When you’re looking for a way to spice up your upper body routine, row variations always do the trick. They’re a nice change of pace from flys, curls, and presses when it comes to strengthening your ...

A powerful, well-balanced physique starts with a rock-solid back; it shows fellow lifters that you’re no stranger to serious strength training and in order to do that, you need to incorporate rows.

For those interested in a stronger back, the row is ideal. Easy to learn, this exercise involves holding onto some form of resistance while pulling the arms from the front of the body toward the back.

If your goal is building a bigger back to fill out your t-shirt, then the traditional single-arm dumbbell row is one of the best exercises you can do. But, have you heard of Kroc rows? It’s a ...

Fun fact: When working out on a rowing machine, you engage up to 86 percent of your muscles at once. Basically, it works your whole body, and really well—which is probably why the number of people ...

Looking for a new strength exercise that won’t just strengthen your upper back, but also improve your shoulder health too? You should try bat wing rows. It’s an isometric variation of a ...

Are you looking to increase back, shoulder, and arm strength but not ready for a vertical pullup? Consider the “down under” version, otherwise known as the Australian pullup, or inverted row. Pullups ...

Julia Flynn Siler is one of many women over 40 who have taken up oars in recent years. This is what she’s learned about the joy—and other benefits—of exercise for older women. In recent years, there ...