Eccentryx / Exercise Atlas / pull
Doorway towel row (BW)
Grip towel around a door frame, lean back until arms are straight, row in.
Muscles
- Primary
- mid back
- Supporting
- biceps, lats
Mechanics
- Pattern
- horizontal pull
- Equipment
- bodyweight
- Geometry
- 150° Pull Pivot
- Energy model
- Glycolytic Pathway (10-90s)
- Target feel
- Mid back drives the pull; chest reaches toward the door frame.
- Progression
- Move feet further from the door to increase body angle.
- Regression
- Bend knees more to reduce load percentage.
Watch for
- Pulling with just biceps
- Feet too close making it too easy
Substitutions
- Inverted row
- Seated cable row
- Resistance band row