Bent over rows and upper body angle

[karky]

What angle do you use? I've always done with my upper body pretty much parallel to the floor. What is the difference between this and for example 45 degrees? experiences?

[Frank.S]

I use them both, but recently ive been doing them with my body parallel to the floor and touching the ground on each rep.

I cant use near as much weight on the super strict ones. 110kg x 5 reps is pretty hard, with my back at 45 degrees 150kg x 6-8 reps was easier.

For me, the strict ones hit more upper back while the 45 degree ones seem to hit my lower lats a bit more. I would say it depends on the goal.

[Simon C]

I do them more like 45 degrees. But I think I will give parallel touch the floor each rep rows(Pendlay Rows hah) a shot pretty soon too, as I have never tried them.

[karky]

I'm doing pendlays in my routine now. Trying to get the hang of bending the mid back and extending + pulling with elbows and retracting scap without moving anything else. It is hard, but it REALLY hits the lats.. and the entire back really. I have to do them off some plates though, since I can't really reach a bar down on the ground without my knees being in the way of the bar path.

[justinbass]

I've always done them parallel to the floor. It feels right to me to do them that way.

[Alcoholiday]

one arm rows, and sometimes pendlay and t-bar. Rarely ever sloppy rows.