Dumbbell Palm Rotational Bent Over Row

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Hold a dumbbell in each hand with an overhand grip. Bend forward at the hips, keeping your back straight. Extend your arms fully with the dumbbells hanging towards the ground. Pull the dumbbells towards your chest by squeezing your shoulder blades together. Rotate your palms away from your body as you bring the dumbbells towards your chest. Lower the dumbbells back to the starting position and repeat.

How to perform the Dumbbell Palm Rotational Bent Over Row

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Dumbbell Palm Rotational Bent Over Row using your dumbbell.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your rhomboids.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your rhomboids rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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