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Bird Dog Row

A row performed in a bird-dog stance — you build the back muscles while the spinal stabilizers fight to keep the trunk square and still.

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Example dosage

Library examples are not a personal prescription. Follow the dose and movement version agreed for your plan.

Sets
3
Reps
8–10 each
Intensity
RPE 6
Rest
60 s

Bone load

Spine
Hip
Wrist

Equipment

dumbbellbench

Set up

  1. 1One hand and knee on a bench, opposite leg extended behind, neutral spine.

Do this

  • Row the weight to the hip
  • Keep hips and shoulders level — resist twisting
  • Move slowly

Avoid this

  • Rotating the trunk
  • Letting the back sag

Safety

Keep the spine neutral and square; the anti-rotation demand is the point.

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