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Do you know the right answer?.
Question number 35 in our School of Fitness.
Once we venture beyond the glorious realms of leg and glutes training, there is the never-ending hallway of kicking and boxing to explore and conquer.
But what else lies beyond the joy of those fit & healthy cornerstones?.
Well, if it was not obvious so far in life, martial arts and legs and glutes have their equal in the colossus that is weighted back training.
And when it comes down to weighted back training, actually, when it comes down to working the upper body at all, there is one exercise which I will never hesitate to put front and center (together with deadlift), and that is 'Standing Barbell Row'.
Here is my question:
Standing Barbell Row will challenge and work you from top to toe.
But can you list all of the muscles which you will activate when you do this bad boy in a properly challenging way?.
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Make up your mind, and once you have made your pick click the "And the Correct Answer is" label down below to reveal the right one.
1.
My back?
2.
Trapezius. Inferior and middle.
Rhomboideus
Latissimus Dorsi
Deltoideus. Posterior.
3.
Main muscles.
Trapezius. Inferior and middle.
Rhomboideus
Latissimus Dorsi
Deltoideus. Posterior.
Secondary muscles.
Biceps Brachii
Brachialis
Brachioradialis
Erector Spinae
Teres Minor
Teres Major
Supraspinatus
Subscapularis
Infraspinatus
Trapezius. Superior.
Deltoideus. Lateral.
Transversospinalis
Levator Scapulae.
And as if that impressive list of activated muscles was not already enough as it is.
There is no way to avoid activating your glutes, legs, abs and lower arms too.
Yes, it is true, when you talk about this exercise and muscle activation, and why you should train standing barbell row, formally speaking you usually never include legs, glutes and abs in that conversation.
But they are still activated when you do standing barbell row with proper technique and enough weight to properly challenge yourself.
And as such, I mean, is there any wonder that I am holding this one as my nr.1 upper body go to exercise.
Keep on grinding people, and stay healthy fit.
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