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Single-arm dumbbell row

Back · Dumbbells

Sets, reps and RIR

Sets3 to 5
Reps4 to 8
RIR1 to 3

A heavy multi-joint lift with free weights. Keep a rep or two in reserve on most sets so technique holds.

RIR means reps in reserve: how many you could still have done when you racked it. RIR 2 is two short of failure.

Muscles worked

Primary: Lats, Upper back.

Secondary: Biceps, Rear delts.

Estimate your one-rep max

Epley's formula, from a set you have actually done. It is an estimate, and it drifts above eight reps, so keep the input between one and twelve.

Enter a set to see the estimate.

What it is called elsewhere

  • Norwegian Enarms hantelroing
  • Swedish Enarmig hantelrodd
  • Danish Enarms håndvægtroning
  • German Einarmiges Kurzhantelrudern
  • Spanish Remo a una mano con mancuerna
  • Italian Rematore con manubrio a un braccio
  • Portuguese Remada serrote (halteres)
  • Russian Тяга гантели одной рукой
  • French Rowing haltère à un bras

Related back exercises

  • Deadlift (barbell)
  • Romanian deadlift (barbell)
  • Barbell row
  • Pendlay row
  • T-bar row
  • Shrugs (barbell)

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