TRX Rotating Row
Strengthen your back & core! The TRX Rotating Row adds a twist to the classic row exercise, boosting oblique engagement. Feel the burn!
The TRX Rotating Row is a compound exercise that mainly works the back and biceps, with help from the core. You'll need: suspension trainer.
Required Equipment
TRX Rotating Row Muscles Worked
Primary
Lats (latissimus dorsi); Biceps (biceps brachii)
Secondary
Obliques; Rhomboids (Shoulder Blade) (rhomboids, major & minor)
TRX Rotating Row Variations and Alternatives
How to do the TRX Rotating Row
Set up your suspension trainer and adjust it to hang about waist height.
Position yourself beneath the suspension trainer and grab the handles with a firm, overhand grip.
Lean back to an angle that’s challenging but allows you to maintain good form. Straighten your legs out in front of you with your heels on the ground.
Begin with your body in a straight line, bracing your core muscles.
Pull your torso up towards the handles by bending your elbows and squeezing your shoulder blades together. As you lift your body, twist to one side by turning your torso and driving one elbow back further, engaging the core and working the oblique muscles.
Pause briefly at the top of the movement with your chest close to the handles, your body twisted, and your elbows bent.
Slowly straighten your arms and untwist your torso, returning to the starting position with control.
Repeat the row, but twist to the opposite side this time.
Continue alternating sides with each rep.
Perform the desired number of reps and sets, ensuring to rest adequately between sets.
Ensure that you maintain proper form throughout the movement to maximize engagement of the targeted muscle groups and to prevent injury.
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TRX Rotating Row FAQs
What muscles does the TRX Rotating Row work?
The TRX Rotating Row mainly works the back and biceps, with help from the core. The main muscles are the latissimus dorsi and biceps brachii.
What equipment do you need for the TRX Rotating Row?
Suspension trainer.
Is the TRX Rotating 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 TRX Rotating Row go on?
It belongs on pull day in a push/pull/legs routine.
What are some TRX Rotating Row variations and alternatives?
Similar exercises include the Inverted Strap Row, TRX Parallel Inverted Row to Floor the, TRX Knee-Tuck Row and Alternating TRX Superman.
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