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Bodyweight Row in Doorway
How to do the bodyweight row in doorway, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- HorizontalPull
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Grip both sides of a sturdy doorway frame and walk your feet forward so your body leans back at an angle with arms extended. Pull your chest toward the frame by driving your elbows back and squeezing your shoulder blades together, then lower under control. Keep your body in a straight line throughout.
- 1Feel your lats and mid-back pull your chest toward the frame
- 2Squeeze your shoulder blades together at the top
- 3Keep your body in a straight plank line
Common mistakes
- Avoid shrugging your shoulders or flaring your elbows
- Don't let your hips sag; hold the plank line
- Avoid using momentum; control both phases
Muscles worked
The bodyweight row in doorway mainly works the lats and mid traps, with the biceps, forearms, and rear delts assisting.
- LatsPrimary
- Mid TrapsPrimary
- BicepsSupport
- ForearmsSupport
- Rear DeltsSupport
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Lower TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.