Bent-Over EZ-Bar Row

Muscles worked by the Bent-Over EZ-Bar Row

Primary

LatsLatissimus DorsiRhomboidsRhomboid Muscles

Secondary

BicepsBiceps BrachiiRear DeltsPosterior Deltoid

Also called: lats, lat, latissimus dorsi, latissimus, back wings, rhomboid.

Equipment

EZ Curl Bar

Also called: ez bar, ez curl bar, curl bar, w-bar, cambered bar, zig-zag bar.

How to do the Bent-Over EZ-Bar Row

1. Hold an EZ-bar with an overhand grip, hinge at the hips to 45 degrees.
2. Pull the bar to your lower ribcage.
3. Lower under control.
4. Repeat.

Form tips

• Keep your back flat throughout.
• Initiate with the elbows, not the hands.

At a glance

Bent-Over EZ-Bar Row in German & Spanish

Descriptions, instructions and tips ship in all three languages in the JSON.

Related exercises

• Bench Pull
• Bent-Over Barbell Row
• Cable Bent-Over Row
• Chest-Supported Dumbbell Row
• Double Kettlebell Row
• Dumbbell Bench Pull
• Inverted Row
• Single-Arm Dumbbell Row

Exercise data (JSON)

The record below is exactly what exercises.json ships for this exercise — names, descriptions, instructions and tips in English, German and Spanish.

{
  "id": "bent-over-ez-bar-row",
  "name_en": "Bent-Over EZ-Bar Row",
  "name_de": "Vorgebeugtes SZ-Stangen-Rudern",
  "name_es": "Remo con Barra Z Inclinado",
  "description_en": "A horizontal pulling movement with an EZ-bar for a wrist-friendly back rowing exercise.",
  "description_de": "Eine horizontale Zugübung mit SZ-Stange – handgelenkschonendes Rückenrudern.",
  "description_es": "Un movimiento de jalón horizontal con barra Z para un ejercicio de remo de espalda amigable con las muñecas.",
  "category": "strength",
  "force_type": "pull",
  "mechanic": "compound",
  "difficulty": "intermediate",
  "equipment": "ez_bar",
  "body_part": "back",
  "primary_muscles": [
    "latissimus_dorsi",
    "rhomboids"
  ],
  "secondary_muscles": [
    "biceps_brachii",
    "posterior_deltoid"
  ],
  "goals": [
    "hypertrophy",
    "strength"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "pull_day",
    "knee_safe",
    "shoulder_safe"
  ],
  "variation_group": "row",
  "is_unilateral": false,
  "is_bodyweight": false,
  "instructions_en": [
    "Hold an EZ-bar with an overhand grip, hinge at the hips to 45 degrees.",
    "Pull the bar to your lower ribcage.",
    "Lower under control.",
    "Repeat."
  ],
  "instructions_de": [
    "Halte die SZ-Stange mit Obergriff, beuge die Hüften auf 45 Grad.",
    "Ziehe die Stange zum unteren Rippenbogen.",
    "Senke kontrolliert.",
    "Wiederhole."
  ],
  "instructions_es": [
    "Sostén una barra Z con agarre prono e inclínate en las caderas a 45 grados.",
    "Tira de la barra hacia la parte inferior de las costillas.",
    "Baja de forma controlada.",
    "Repite."
  ],
  "tips_en": [
    "Keep your back flat throughout.",
    "Initiate with the elbows, not the hands."
  ],
  "tips_de": [
    "Halte den Rücken während der gesamten Übung gerade.",
    "Initiiere die Bewegung mit den Ellbogen, nicht mit den Händen."
  ],
  "tips_es": [
    "Mantén la espalda plana durante todo el movimiento.",
    "Inicia el movimiento con los codos, no con las manos."
  ],
  "met": 6.0,
  "images": {
    "flat": {
      "start": "images/flat/bent-over-ez-bar-row-start.webp",
      "peak": "images/flat/bent-over-ez-bar-row-peak.webp"
    }
  }
}

Fetch just this exercise

const { exercises } = await fetch(
  "https://exercise-dataset.com/exercises.json"
).then(r => r.json());
const ex = exercises.find(e => e.id === "bent-over-ez-bar-row");

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