Back · TRX
Ring Wide Grip Inverted Row
How to do the ring wide grip inverted row, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- TRX
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- HorizontalPull
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Set the TRX handles wide and lean back gripping them with a wide overhand grip, body straight and heels on the floor. Pull your chest toward the handles by driving your elbows out and back, squeezing your shoulder blades, then lower under control. Walk your feet forward to increase the difficulty.
- 1Upper back and rear delts engaging as you pull wide
- 2Shoulder blades squeezing together at the top
- 3A braced core keeping the body in a straight line
Common mistakes
- Shrugging your shoulders up toward your ears
- Letting your hips sag toward the floor
- Jerking the body up instead of pulling smoothly
Muscles worked
The ring wide grip inverted row mainly works the lats and mid traps, with the biceps, rear delts, forearms, upper abs, lower abs, and glutes assisting.
- LatsPrimary
- Mid TrapsPrimary
- BicepsSupport
- Rear DeltsSupport
- ForearmsSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Lower TrapsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- HamstringsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.