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Plate Loaded Landmine Bent Over Row with V-Bar
How to do the plate loaded landmine bent over row with v-bar, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Landmine
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Horizontal Row
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Load one end of a barbell into a landmine and attach a V-bar handle near the sleeve. Hinge forward with a flat back and let the bar hang at arm's length. Pull the V-bar toward your torso by squeezing your shoulder blades together, then lower with control.
- 1Feel your lats and mid-back pull the bar toward your chest
- 2Keep your core braced and hips hinged
- 3Squeeze your shoulder blades together at the top
Common mistakes
- Don't twist your torso or heave with your biceps
- Avoid yanking the bar; move it smoothly
- Don't let your shoulders round forward
Muscles worked
The plate loaded landmine bent over row with v-bar mainly works the lats and mid traps, with the biceps, forearms, lower back, and rear delts assisting.
- LatsPrimary
- Mid TrapsPrimary
- BicepsSupport
- ForearmsSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- Rear DeltsSupport
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Lower TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- GlutesMinor
- HamstringsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.