Inverted Row with Straps

What it is

This movement uses suspension straps to pull your body weight in an inverted position. It's a compound pulling exercise that primarily targets your middle back. You will also build strength in your biceps and latissimus dorsi, or lats. This is a foundational exercise for developing upper body pulling strength.

Technique tips

• Keep your body straight from heels to head throughout the movement.
• Initiate the pull by retracting your shoulder blades first.
• Actively pull your chest towards your hands at the peak.
• Control your descent smoothly, avoiding a quick drop.
• For more challenge, walk your feet closer to the anchor point.

How to track your progress

Log the weight and reps of each set. Straddly turns every set into an estimated one-rep max, so a heavier single and a strong set of eight both count as progress, and it flags a personal record the moment you beat your best.