Dynamic rows standing on a plate.

[36drew]

I recently did my dynamic rows standing on a plate and it gave me about a 2inch elevation off the ground. I must say that it felt much easier to maintain solid form while still being able to remain explosive.

Any opinions on this?

 

[Cynical Simian]

Whatever works for you and your proportions. If changing the amount of knee bend doesn't help you get comfortable and maintain form but standing on plates does, I don't see any downsides to it.

For whatever reason, I've always found rows the easiest of the main exercises on which to keep good form. It probably helps that I started out doing them dynamically and from the floor, so I didn't have any bad "half-row, half-shrug" habits to break.

 

[36drew]

Whatever works for you and your proportions. If changing the amount of knee bend doesn't help you get comfortable and maintain form but standing on plates does, I don't see any downsides to it.

For whatever reason, I've always found rows the easiest of the main exercises on which to keep good form. It probably helps that I started out doing them dynamically and from the floor, so I didn't have any bad "half-row, half-shrug" habits to break.

Makes sense. Aye mate. I had the bad habit from 2 years of 45 degree rowing. All that non-sense took its toll on my lower back, ever since i've started doing them the proper way it feels much much better.

 

[The Shadow]

..other than changing the center of gravity.......how does being 2 inches taller help a rowing movement??

 

[36drew]

..other than changing the center of gravity.......how does being 2 inches taller help a rowing movement??

I'm not sure to be honest, but it feels a great deal better when I do it this way. Maybe give it a whirl if you like?

 

[Jim Ouini]

Or you could use 25's instead of 45's

 

[The Shadow]

I'm not sure to be honest, but it feels a great deal better when I do it this way. Maybe give it a whirl if you like?

I might do that