Pendlay Row vs Hanging

Maximizing Your Back Workout Plan

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Hanging is the easier place to start — difficulty 3 of 5 vs 5. Compare Back form cues and when to progress.

Customize Your Back Workout: Explore the Benefits of Pendlay Row and Hanging for Better Comparison.

Planfit Users' Choice about Pendlay Row vs Hanging : Which is Better?

Based on randomly selected data from 1 million completed workouts, Planfit users log Hanging more often — 486 sessions compared to 344 for Pendlay Row.

Popularity is not the whole answer. Pendlay Row and Hanging 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.

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

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How to Hanging

Hanging gif

Hanging muscles worked: Back

Form

  1. 1. Grab the bar with both hands and hang.
  2. 2. Stretch your arms and elongate your upper body.
  3. 3. Hold for a certain amount of time and breathe.

Coach's Comment

  1. Be careful not to strain your wrists and shoulders when hanging.

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

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