Pendlay Row vs Hammer Strength PlateLoaded IsoLateral Row

Maximizing Your Back Workout Plan

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Planfit users log Hammer Strength Seated Row more often — 826 sessions vs 344. Compare Back form, muscles worked, and when to use each.

Customize Your Back Workout: Explore the Benefits of Pendlay Row and Hammer Strength PlateLoaded IsoLateral Row for Better Comparison.

Planfit Users' Choice about Pendlay Row vs Hammer Strength PlateLoaded IsoLateral Row : Which is Better?

Based on randomly selected data from 1 million completed workouts, Planfit users log Hammer Strength PlateLoaded IsoLateral Row more often — 826 sessions compared to 344 for Pendlay Row.

Popularity is not the whole answer. Pendlay Row and Hammer Strength PlateLoaded IsoLateral Row 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 Pendlay Row

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Pendlay Row muscles worked: Back

Form

  1. 1. Please pull towards your belly button so that the barbell can go up vertically.
  2. 2. While gathering your shoulder blades, naturally pull your elbows and hands.
  3. 3. Hold the weight with your back strength and lower it completely to the ground.

Coach's Comment

  1. 1. Please be careful not to let your elbows flare out.
  2. 2. Please be careful not to overly straighten your back or move it up and down.
  3. 3. Engage your core to prevent your back from rounding.

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How to Hammer Strength PlateLoaded IsoLateral Row

Hammer Strength PlateLoaded IsoLateral Row gif

Hammer Strength PlateLoaded IsoLateral Row muscles worked: Back

Form

  1. 1. Sit on the machine and grab the handle.
  2. 2. Pull your elbows back and draw the handle towards your body.
  3. 3. Slowly return the handle to the starting position.

Coach's Comment

  1. 1. Please be careful not to let your elbows flare out.
  2. 2. Please keep your chest open to avoid rounding your back.

If you want to know a detailed guide to Hammer Strength PlateLoaded IsoLateral Row, alternative exercises, and its benefits, check it out here. Check out the Hammer Strength PlateLoaded IsoLateral Row Guide page of our blog!

Do you want to know more about Hammer Strength PlateLoaded IsoLateral Row methods?

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