Pull Beginner
Rank #40 of 100
Ring Row
A horizontal row on rings whose instability recruits more stabilizers than a fixed bar, with infinitely scalable difficulty.
- Equipment
- Gymnastic rings
- Focus
- Hang, row and climb
Muscles worked
- Upper Back
- Lats
- Biceps
- Core
How to do it well
- 1 Keep the body in one straight line.
- 2 Pull the rings to the ribs, elbows tight.
- 3 Lower the rings or your body angle to add load.
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Scapular Pull-Up
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