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Alternating bent-over dumbbell row

A compound exercise for the lats and upper back, with help from the biceps, lower back. Equipment: dumbbells.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Hinge forward with a dumbbell in each hand, back flat.
  2. Row one dumbbell while the other hangs
  3. Lower and switch without twisting

Muscles worked

Alternating bent-over dumbbell row: 3D figure mid-rep with the lats and upper back highlighted

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