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Kroc Row

DumbbellCompoundTakes some practiceOne side at a time
Front
Back
Primary Secondary

Works

Upper back & lats

Also biceps, forearms, traps

You need

Dumbbells, Bench

Dumbbells setup →
How to do itPicture · 3 steps
  1. 1Heavy dumbbell, free hand braced on a bench or rack
  2. 2Pull hard toward your hip; a little body English is fine
  3. 3High reps, 15–25

Most common mistake

So much swing that the back barely works.

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Research
64
Published rubric
Lifters
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0/10 ratings
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How lifters rate itBe the first
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Why research scores it 64
Target tension · 35%4/5
Loaded stretch · 25%3/5
Progression · 20%4/5
Low cost · 20%3/5
How scores work

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