Inverted Row vs Pull Up

Maximizing Your Back Workout Plan

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Planfit users log Pull Up more often — 15,437 sessions vs 439. Compare Back form, muscles worked, and when to use each.

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Planfit Users' Choice about Inverted Row vs Pull Up : Which is Better?

Based on randomly selected data from 1 million completed workouts, Planfit users log Pull Up more often — 15,437 sessions compared to 439 for Inverted Row.

Popularity is not the whole answer. Inverted Row and Pull Up differ in the muscles they load, the equipment they need, and how hard they are to learn — the comparison below covers each.

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How to Inverted Row

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Inverted Row muscles worked: Back

Form

  1. 1. Pull your arms back naturally while bringing your shoulder blades together.
  2. 2. Pull until your elbows are vertical.
  3. 3. While keeping your body in a straight line, slowly extend your arms to return to the starting position.

Coach's Comment

  1. Please be careful not to loosen the bar of the Smith machine.

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How to Pull Up

Pull Up gif

Pull Up muscles worked: Back

Form

  1. 1. Please pull your arms back until your chest touches the bar.
  2. 2. While bringing your shoulder blades together, gently pull your arms back.
  3. 3. Slowly return to the starting position while keeping your chest relaxed.

Coach's Comment

  1. 1. Please be careful not to lose your starting position when you come down.
  2. 2. Please rise using the strength of your shoulder blades, not your arms.

If you want to know a detailed guide to Pull Up, alternative exercises, and its benefits, check it out here. Check out the Pull Up Guide page of our blog!

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