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Bodyweight Squatting Row (with towel)

Bodyweight row from a held squat using a towel looped around a fixed, load-bearing anchor.

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Bodyweight Squatting Row (with towel) demonstration

Exercise overview

Training details

LatsUpper BackBiceps

Equipment

Bodyweight

Sets × reps

3 × 12

Rest

1 min

How to perform it

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 01Loop a strong towel evenly around a fixed bar or other verified load-bearing anchor at about chest height.
  2. 02Hold one end in each hand, sit into a controlled squat, and lean back until the towel is taut.
  3. 03Keep the feet flat, knees aligned, ribs stacked, and hips at a steady height.
  4. 04Pull the chest toward the anchor by driving the elbows back without standing up or shrugging.
  5. 05Return slowly to straight arms while maintaining the squat, then stop if the towel or anchor shifts.

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