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If you can bench press your bodyweight ten times but can’t do the strict inverted row ten times, then your relative strength sucks, and so does your back development... probably. Every time you do an extra set of bench presses without also adding an extra set of horizontal rows, you’re becoming more structurally unbalanced. Not only will your body start letting you down, it’ll actually refuse to build size and strength in the exercises or muscles you care about most. If you’re structurally unbalanced, the muscles pulling your shoulders and scapula in one direction are proportionally weaker than the muscles pulling them in the opposite direction. This not only includes your prime movers, like your pecs versus your mid-traps, but your shoulder stabilizers as well. Your muscles need to be strong in all directions. And arguably, it’s the ones you see the least that need the most attention. Bottom line? You need to be doing more horizontal pulls and rows to even that out. Inverted rows are your prescription, so pick one of these options and get to work. Gareth Sapstead Narrated by Dani Shugart 00:00 Every Serious Lifter Needs the Inverted Row 00:15 Inverted Ring Row 00:25 Cuffed Inverted Row 00:35 Overhand & Underhand Inverted Row 00:49 Inverted Row With Rope 00:57 Rope Climb Inverted Row 01:05 Inverted Row With Bar Pad 01:11 Inverted Row With Band 01:22 Inverted Row Drop Set 01:30 Swiss Bar Inverted Row 01:43 Narrow-Grip Fat Bar Inverted Row 01:54 Trap Bar Inverted Row 02:00 Kettlebell Inverted Row 02:07 Grappler’s Inverted Row 🥇 Fat Gripz Pro* 🥇 Perantlb Poly Battle Rope* 🥇 NT Loop* 🥇 Gronk Fitness Swiss Bar* 🥇 Best Workout Supplement 🥇 Best Protein Powder 🥇 Best T-Booster 🥇 Best Prostate Support Supplement 🥇 Best Curcumin 🥇 Best Fish Oil 🥇 Best Fat-Loss Supplement *T Nation earns from qualifying purchases as an Amazon Associate.