The Suspension Inverted Row targets your upper back, biceps, and core. It is performed using suspension straps.

  1. Adjust the straps to a suitable height.
  2. Grip the handles with an overhand grip, arms extended.
  3. Lean back, keeping your body straight.
  4. Pull your chest towards the handles, squeezing your shoulder blades together.
  5. Lower yourself back to the starting position.

How to perform the Suspension Inverted Row

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Suspension Inverted Row 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 deltoids.
  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 deltoids 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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