Inverted Row With Straps

Begin by setting up a pair of suspension straps at approximately waist-height. Stand facing the straps and grasp them with an overhand grip. Walk your feet forward until your body is at an angle, leaning back while keeping your arms fully extended. Engaging your core, pull your chest up towards the straps, bending your elbows and squeezing your shoulder blades together. Lower yourself back down to the starting position with control. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Inverted Row With Straps

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Inverted Row With Straps using your body weight.
  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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