Bar vs Dumbbell row

[faller]

I've been doing barbell rows for awhile, and I can say they are my least fave exercise I do. Does anyone have an opinion of barbell or dumbbell rows? I'm considering using dumbbell rows (one side at a time with a bench).

 

[InTraining]

By least favorite you mean you get nothing out of them or you hate to do them? For me the exercises I hate the most I get the most gains from...

DB rows are a good choice especially if you want to give the lower back a break...

 

[faller]

I mean I don't like doing them. Part of the reason I have kept them is, indeed, to strengthen my lower back somewhat at the same time.

 

[LeanMeanHockeyMachine]

Dumbell Rows would work fine. Maybe even try some cable rows...

 

[wnt2bBeast]

i usually do both barbell and dbell rows..i have to do dbell rows very last because the highest my gym goes is 130 on the bells

 

[powerlord]

Heavy DB rows are excellent,you can really get a stretch,and isolate.

 

[casualbb]

For awhile i switched between bb and db rows, and never really got the hang of either. It was hard for me to really feel it the way I thought I was supposed to.

Now I use exclusively cable rows because the feeling is excellent. We'll see if the gains are equally good.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

For awhile i switched between bb and db rows, and never really got the hang of either. It was hard for me to really feel it the way I thought I was supposed to.

Now I use exclusively cable rows because the feeling is excellent. We'll see if the gains are equally good.

with the dbells you want to pull front in front of you and up to your side..think of starting a lawn mower (the old pull cord kind) hence some call these lawn mower rows..lol

i am not putting donw cable rows but it no way are they going to give you equal gains.. heavy BB rows are king

 

[androjunkie]

with the dbells you want to pull front in front of you and up to your side..think of starting a lawn mower (the old pull cord kind) hence some call these lawn mower rows..lolQUOTE]
Thats an excellent way of describing them.

 

[Creepusmaximus]

I would say go for BB rows, can't beat them over all for your back. I don't mean cheating BB rows either.

 

[casualbb]

Normally I would gravitate to freeweights (for a few reasons, better growth NOT being one of them)

but in this case the cable row allows me a better range due to handle curvature and doesn't fatigue my posterior chain like bb rows (I do a lot of deadlifting)

 

[wnt2bBeast]

Normally I would gravitate to freeweights (for a few reasons, better growth NOT being one of them)

but in this case the cable row allows me a better range due to handle curvature and doesn't fatigue my posterior chain like bb rows (I do a lot of deadlifting)

i do a ton of deads as well especially with my new routine followed by heavy bb rows..for me cable rows for back is like flyes for chest