W hen you want to bulk up your back muscles, the one exercise that needs to be on your list is the bent-over barbell row.This exercise, which is a favorite of powerlifters, will also hit your ...

Bent-over rows are a compound movement, explains Tim Benjamin, former Olympian and co-founder of audio coaching app, WithU, meaning it works more than one muscle group at a time.

For a single exercise that does it all, try the classic bent-over row. Experts in This Article. Simone de la Rue. celebrity fitness trainer and founder of Body By Simone.

The bird-dog heavy row, an excellent barbell back exercise, starts with a bird-dog—a classic for glute activation and trunk control. The bent-over row is an imperfect exercise. Sure, it helps ...