Modified Bentover Row (Ed Coan Style)

Start in a Romanian Deadlift position with your mid-foot under the bar, hips high, knees slightly bent, and your back parallel with the floor. Grab the bar with wrists shoulder width apart and deadlift the bar a few inches off the ground while you pull the bar to your body until it makes contact right below your chest. Contrary to traditional row we will purposefully let the bar down in front of us so that it stresses the lumbar spine more. Upper back rounding is okay, but maintain back and leg position as the reps continue.

Trainer Tips: A good way to distinguish this from a traditional row is that the bar path will be parallel with your THIGHS (which are slanted), as opposed to being parallel with your shins (which are vertical).