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- Wide-grip barbell row
Wide-grip barbell row
A compound exercise for the upper back and rear delts, with help from the lats, biceps. Equipment: barbell.
Orbit
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WorksUpper backRear deltsLatsBiceps
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How to do it
- Setup: Hands well outside the shoulders, torso hinged forward.
- Row the bar to the lower chest, elbows wide
- Lower to straight arms
Muscles worked

Equipment
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