back builder on a fixed path with each arm pulling its own load
independent handles mean neither side can carry the other, the same difference
a dumbbell row has from a barbell row
the chest pad and the fixed path still take position out of it, so the arms
work separately without the balancing a free-weight row asks for
Execution
Set the seat so the handles line up with the middle of your chest, and the chest
pad so you can reach full extension without coming off it. Take one handle in
each hand.
let your arms extend and your shoulders travel forward into the stretch
pull the handles back by driving your elbows past your torso
keep your chest against the pad the whole way
let the handles travel back out under control
keep both sides moving at the same rate
Set the seat height once and keep it. Push each set to failure: keep going until
you can no longer bend your arms and retract your scapulae.
Purpose
back builder on a fixed path with each arm pulling its own load
independent handles mean neither side can carry the other, the same difference
a dumbbell row has from a barbell row
the chest pad and the fixed path still take position out of it, so the arms
work separately without the balancing a free-weight row asks for
Execution
Set the seat so the handles line up with the middle of your chest, and the chest
pad so you can reach full extension without coming off it. Take one handle in
each hand.
let your arms extend and your shoulders travel forward into the stretch
pull the handles back by driving your elbows past your torso
keep your chest against the pad the whole way
let the handles travel back out under control
keep both sides moving at the same rate
Set the seat height once and keep it. Push each set to failure: keep going until
you can no longer bend your arms and retract your scapulae.