Machine Lying Banded T-Bar Row
The chest-supported T-bar row with a band looped from the lever to the frame; the band adds load as the lever rises, so the top of the row is the hardest part.
How to do it
Setup
Chest on the machine's pad, feet on the rests, a band looped from the lever to the base, handles gripped below.
Steps
- Row the handles up, elbows along the body.
- Hold the squeeze at the top, where the band pulls hardest.
- Lower slowly against the band.
Common mistakes
Rushing through the top: the band makes it the hardest point; pause there. Band slipping on the lever: check the loop before every set. Chest leaving the pad to finish: lighter plates or a lighter band.
Breathing
Exhale on the row, inhale lowering.
