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Lever Single-Arm Bent-Over Lat Focused Row

The Lever Single-Arm Bent-Over Lat Focused Row is a compound exercise that mainly works the back, with help from the shoulders and biceps. You'll need: seated row machine.

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Required Equipment

Seated Row Machine
Seated Row Machine

Lever Single-Arm Bent-Over Lat Focused Row Muscles Worked

Primary

Lats (latissimus dorsi)

Secondary

Outer Lats (teres major); Rear Shoulder (Delts) (posterior deltoid); Biceps (biceps brachii); Rhomboids (Shoulder Blade) (rhomboids, major & minor)

How to do the Lever Single-Arm Bent-Over Lat Focused Row

  1. Adjust the machine weight and position yourself facing the lever arm with one knee and hand resting securely on the padded seat.

  2. Plant your opposite foot firmly on the floor and reach down to grasp the handle with a neutral or pronated grip.

  3. Keep your chest braced against the support, core tight, and spine neutral as you prepare to lift.

  4. Exhale while driving your elbow back and upward past your hip to fully contract your lat muscle.

  5. Inhale as you slowly lower the handle back to the starting position in a controlled manner without dropping the weight stack.

Lever Single-Arm Bent-Over Lat Focused Row FAQs

What muscles does the Lever Single-Arm Bent-Over Lat Focused Row work?

The Lever Single-Arm Bent-Over Lat Focused Row mainly works the back, with help from the shoulders and biceps. The main muscles are the latissimus dorsi.

What equipment do you need for the Lever Single-Arm Bent-Over Lat Focused Row?

Seated row machine.

Is the Lever Single-Arm Bent-Over Lat Focused Row a compound exercise?

Yes. It's a compound movement, meaning it trains several muscle groups at once rather than isolating one.

What workout day should the Lever Single-Arm Bent-Over Lat Focused Row go on?

It belongs on pull day in a push/pull/legs routine.

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