Yates Rows

[Sir Lifts-a-lot]

So I just started at my new gym (HEAVEN ON EARTH.. old school 80's house of iron) and they have a hammer strength dorian yates row machine.... It's called DY Rows. Put 2 & 2 together on that one. Great machine and I haven't felt it hit my lats like that in a long ass time... Just thought I would through that out there... No real point.

[MFT81]

our gym sucks with machines for back, except this one that hits my mid back just right.

I like doing dorian rows with a barbell, sort of paying almage (sp?) to him. Plus no one really does back at my gym anyway so it uber cool.

is your gym still a hard-core gym??

[Anavar Man]

Noboby had a better cobra lat spread than Dorian.

[dwaynewade]

Noboby had a better cobra lat spread than Dorian.

"had" true.... "has" Ronnie?

[Sir Lifts-a-lot]

its straight up hardcore... chalk dust hovering in the air, dudes in work boots... its straight outa pumping iron. best part is there is a sign near the squat racks and power rack that says shoes optional and a picture of a barefoot arnold underneath it!

[Venomous Nemisis]

its straight up hardcore... chalk dust hovering in the air, dudes in work boots... its straight outa pumping iron. best part is there is a sign near the squat racks and power rack that says shoes optional and a picture of a barefoot arnold underneath it!

Your gym sounds nastey, I'm jeolous!!

[Ajc330]

ur gym does sound awesome, no one in my gym does legs and i think i am the only one who deadlifts it's pretty sad, anyway i am not too crazy about machines i am free weights all the way except some cable work and legpress and the pulldowns, anyways idk this is a pointless post but i am jealous of your gym

[nietzsche0904]

what is it like? just like his underhanded rows or what are the mechanics beyhind it?

[sonnygll]

I don't like machines. The original Yates row is just an underhand bentover row with just a bit less ROM. You just pull the bar a little above your thighs, not quite to the waist area. I just do the exercise the original way like that with a barbell. It is good to alternate with a standard bent over row. Heavy underhand back work is great for biceps too.

[Ajc330]

i always wondered if you still hit your back doing barbell rows underhanded, because i can use more weight and use much better form underhanded, but i also think it's just my biceps doin the work, can any vets clear this?

[Sir Lifts-a-lot]

underhand grip rows hits your lats higher up, around the area where your lats tie into your rear delts.