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Chest-Supported Row

An incline bench supports the chest while you row. The setup changes the support demands but does not eliminate spinal loading.

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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
10–12
Intensity
RPE 6
Rest
60 s

Bone load

Spine
Hip
Wrist

Equipment

dumbbellbench

Set up

  1. 1Chest supported on an incline bench, dumbbells hanging down.

Do this

  • Row to the lower ribs
  • Squeeze the shoulder blades together
  • Lower slowly

Avoid this

  • Yanking the weights
  • Lifting the chest off the bench

Safety

Check that chest support, getting onto the bench, and the chosen weight are comfortable and appropriate for you. Back symptoms or fracture history may require an adapted setup.

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