I kick started this one team. Just got on here and didn't check the date.
Check out Cailer Woolam here doing a 900lb deadlift. He credits his take on the row that helped him get there.
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I kick started this one team. Just got on here and didn't check the date.
Check out Cailer Woolam here doing a 900lb deadlift. He credits his take on the row that helped him get there.
YouTube
We all know Rip hates rows, mainly because it's easy to cheat on the form. I've personally found rows to be beneficial as long as you do strict form and you're bent over no higher than 65-70 degrees. Keep your back and hips locked in place at a fixed angle at all times as much as possible; no jerking the bar. I find it increases fine for linear progression as well. My experience has mainly been with pronated close-grip barbell rows too.
Preferrably you'd do chin-ups, and even more preferrable would be to do power cleans and chin-ups as the program prescribes, but rows are a fine alternative. Just remember if you do that, technically it's not the "Starting Strength Linear Progression", and YNDTP. So don't call what you're doing Starting Strength
Wow. So much wrong with so many assertions here.
The Barbell Row
Probably because with the advent of other programs similar to Starting Strength, there was a massive failure to understand that the Barbell Row is not a replacement for the Power Clean for a Novice lifter.
A general misunderstanding requires a general recommendation. "Fuck Rows" is fairly general.
Power Cleans and Snatches were not helping drive my deadlift so I transitioned over to Barbell Rows. While the rows were a nice light day variation for deadlifts, I regret not doing chin ups as often. As a bigger guy and a cubicle dweller, I find that the chins greatly improve my shoulder mobility (helps squat rack position & 'elbows forward' on the press) and the additional bicep/upper back strength helps drive my pressing movements. Use bands/straps/negatives as necessary.