PENDLAY ROW (USING EZ BAR AND REVERSE GRIP)

The Pendlay row, named after coach Glenn Pendlay, is a heavy barbell row in which the bar starts from the floor on each rep. This dead-stop row should be relatively strict, but some momentum from the hips is necessary to move big weights. The bar is then returned to the ground after each rep, allowing more weight to be used because the lower back doesn’t have to support the weight for a long period of time. This is a great exercise to increase maximal back strength and explosiveness in the deadlift.