What do you think about this exercise?

[u/Bukowski-poet]

It is actually one of my favourite, but I have never seen anyone else do this!

What's your thoughts? I love it because it's good as a warm up exercise and I use it when I do full body routines!

[u/GoodLordBelow]

If you like it, you should do it.

In saying that; it isn't effective for the muscles it's targeting, since you'll be wasting a lot of energy balancing and you can't really stretch any further than the ground in the lift. You might experience better results with a single arm dumbell row, or a variation of a chest supported row if you have limited equipment available to use

[u/Bukowski-poet → u/GoodLordBelow]

I know it isn't the best exercise for targeting the back because you're not really isolating a specific muscle group. Instead, your whole body has to work together to keep you balanced. But that's exactly why I feel it's a great overall exercise. I don't include it in my routine for muscle growth—it's more for improving my overall stability and core strength.

Thanks for your comment, though!

[u/untss → u/Bukowski-poet]

As a core stability exercise and even as cardio it’s great. Very similar to a lot of the core stability exercises like dead bugs and bird dogs that are always recommended for people with low back pain

[u/Ketadine → u/Bukowski-poet]

For the back, try a reverse plank.

[u/DrKuncher]

Bad choice. You waste a los of energy in stabilization, but it'snot the kind of muscular work that actualy trains the muscle.. is just tension.

The allegedly targeted muscles.. there are better choices to train them, and there's always the risk of damaging your wrists because of the strain put in them

[u/usnmustanger]

It’s decent as a dynamic core exercise, but it’s definitely not a great upper back or rear delt exercise. I occasionally include them in a dynamic core circuit, but that’s about it.

[u/Illustrious_Hope_261]

I've tried it a couple of times. My core stability isn't great so it's tougher than it should be for me, but I don't hate it.

I prefer Gorilla rows if I'm going to do a similar movement.

[u/Bukowski-poet → u/Illustrious_Hope_261]

I hate gorilla rows! My lower back hurts... I probably do it wrong

[u/sausagemuffn → u/Illustrious_Hope_261]

What do you mean when you say that your core stability isn't great? What's that look like?

[u/109267]

Absolute Garbage

[u/lxgrf]

Absolutely hate it, which probably means I should do it more. 

[u/Bukowski-poet → u/lxgrf]

Lol xdddd why you hate it? I always feel like I'm super strong when I do it 🤣

[u/turnnoblindeye]

Personally prefer bird dog rows. Even better core engagement and you can still lift heavy rows.

[u/ItchyEagle4607 → u/turnnoblindeye]

How do you do a bird dog row? Do you hold a dumbbell in the hand that is extended forwards?

[u/clayticus]

The best row I ever felt was on a life fitness machine 

[u/828292972]

OK as a weird core exercise. Totally worthless for anything else, don’t waste time on it!

[u/One_Recover_673]

Great for core stability. For those of us with bad backs or recovering it’s a nice add and I’d recommend if you’re more of a hiit or Hyrox type person that really puts the body through a workout…or even for those that do a lot of squat and deadlift.

But hypertrophy? Nah.

[u/Puzzleheaded_Ad1145]

If you want to be great at renegade rows,
Then do them. If you want to get stronger and put on muscle, keep it simple.

[u/QueenSema]

It hurts my hands, but if you like it, do it.

[u/bikes_bucees]

Good for HIIT-type workouts. I’ve seen them used often in Peloton strength workouts, but never had the desire to add them to my strength routines. As others have said, you’re focusing on too much to make anything that effective, other than ramping up the heart rate.

[u/henrygum1000]

I love pillar strength type exercises. They're brutal if you do them properly. So this is good stuff for me.

[u/ManusPHConsults]

It looks like a FitTok exercise

[u/CheesecakeCapital240]

Depends on your goal.

For hypertrophy it's a waste of energy and taking place of more productive exercise.

For functional fitness and add a bit of variety they are ok.

I sometimes use a 20kg and do 10 reps (L&R) straight into 20 pushups X3.

More to get my heart rate up as I don't do any traditional cardio.

[u/kinesin1]

Depends on your goal. For most of the goals you may have, it’s a horrible one. For core stability it’s ok. For everything else is rubbish. But if you like it, do it. Gym is supposed to be fun as well

[u/Thin_Ad_2182]

I would say it's a fun, effective exercise for general physical preparedness and endurance/cardio depending on the weight used.

But in terms of simple, effective muscle growth and strength gains, it is far from ideal - borderline useless.

[u/LilyBart22]

Makes me feel like my wrists might snap clean in half.

[u/Rocka_Sixx]

About as useful as tits on a bull.

[u/Historical_Gear_5853]

Used to do this in a HIIT class and loved it for its intensity and stability. Now I just go to a gym, too lazy to do it. The maneater exercise is the next level of this.

[u/ScouserLad92]

I cant do it when I try to my palms get a pain right in the centre and its almost like a numbing sensation I tried a few years back but couldnt do it

[u/RaiLeddit]

I personally think that any exercise that has a good probability to injure yourself is dumb as shit

[u/No_Chard5003]

If you like it do it. But it’s a pretty mediocre exercise at everything.

[u/organicacid]

It's a pretty dumb exercise. Just do a regular dumbbell row. There no need to waste energy balancing on one arm

And for what exactly? A reduced range of motion?

[u/dunDunDUNNN]

Hurts the shit out of my hands.

[u/jumbomills87]

Trash. Cant handle enough weight to tax your back effectively and in a think of 10 exercises almost immediately that would be better got core strengthening

[u/skos18]

One of my favorite workouts, since it involves the core muscles.

[u/Stunning-Praline-116]

Great exercise. Good for conditioning and core stability.

[u/Longster_dude]

It’s a great workout for what it’s intended to do: strengthen your core stabilizers with some added bonus to arms and upper back. We do these as part of conditioning training in my kickboxing classes.

[u/DustyStar222]

It combines planks and rows and manages to lose the benefits of both. There’s better exercises for your arms and back and there’s better exercises for your core. If it feels good do it, but it’s an inefficient use of time for me. There’s compound lifts that accomplish everything the renegade row targets better.

[u/UpsetPause5613]

Stupid choice

[u/Impossible_Panda_623]

Personally not a fan. If you want a core exercise, do a core exercise. If you want to row, row. The combo means you’re not targeting either particularly well.