Rows. Please excuse the headless intro. I was demonstrating what *not* to do with your back.
Today’s exercise is the 2 arm dumbbell row! You know I consider back work crucial to quality of life, so we are going to row again today.
(This video is made for my program, One Exercise a Day, your daily exercise email. Find here: https://oneexerciseaday.substack.com.)
Here’s how to do the 2 arm dumbbell row:
- hinge at the hips with your back straight and neutral
- extend your elbows, keeping your back straight, but letting your shoulders stretch slightly toward the floor
- squeeze your shoulders back and immediately follow by pulling your elbows to your sides
- extend your elbow first to return to your start position
- allow your shoulders to again stretch toward the floor
- your pattern here is shoulders back, elbows back, elbows straight, shoulders stretch toward floor, repeat
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