BackBiceps
Beginner · Reps
Towel row
Sit with a towel around your feet and pull hard: a back exercise that needs no wall, door or bar.
A towel
How to do it
- 1 Sit with your legs straight and loop a towel around the soles of your feet, holding an end in each hand.
- 2 Lean back a little and pull your elbows back past your ribs, squeezing your shoulder blades together.
- 3 Push against the towel with your feet so the pull is hard all the way. Hold 2 seconds, then release.
Watch out for
- Pulling with the arms only
- Rounding the back
The progression
Your plan moves you up one rung when you hit the top of the range on every set.
- Towel row
- Doorframe row
- Table row