Again, wrapping a resistance band around a fixed object will allow
a row type movement to be performed.
All bodybuilders know the seated cable rowing machine, which is a horizontal
rowing type movement and the lat pulldown, a vertical pulling movement.
Not exact matches
For each workout, pick a lower body
movement (squat or deadlift), some
type of press (bench press, military press, dips), and some
type of pull (
rows or pull - ups).
Big, compound
movements such as the deadlift, squats, presses, chin ups and
rows are superior to machine, isolation -
type movements for toning up your thighs, butt and upper body as they allow you to use challenging weight while training a number of muscle groups simultaneously.
Since so much of the benefit in resistance training, especially for untrained individuals, is the neuroendocrine response, I would rather see a study where they compared aerobic training with a resistance training that included major barbell
movements (bellow - parallel squat, shoulder press, bench press, deadlift) and maybe some
type of vertical or horizontal pull (pull - ups or
row).
Working with the horizontal pattern of back training, this section focuses primarily on
rowing types of
movements.
If we're trying to hit all the different muscle groups to maintain muscle mass, probably the most efficient way to do that is to do large, multi-joint
movements like a press, a
row, a squat or a leg press
type of
movement, and a deadlift
type of
movement, those
types of things.
Comparing different
types of
rowing movements, Fenwick et al. (2009) compared exercises with varying degrees of spine loading on the latissimus dorsi muscle activity.