Back · TRX
Suspender Inverted Row Parallel to the Floor
How to do the suspender inverted row parallel to the floor, 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 straps short and grip the handles, then walk your feet forward until your body is parallel to the floor, hanging underneath the anchor. Pull your chest up to the handles by driving your elbows back, then lower under control to a full hang.
- 1Pull your chest toward the handles and feel your mid-back squeeze
- 2Drive your elbows back and down, leading with your shoulder blades
- 3Keep your body in one rigid line from head to heels
Common mistakes
- Do not let your hips sag toward the floor
- Avoid shrugging your shoulders toward your ears
- Do not jerk or use momentum to reach the top
Muscles worked
The suspender inverted row parallel to the floor mainly works the lats and mid traps, with the biceps, rear delts, forearms, upper traps, lower traps, upper abs, lower abs, and glutes assisting.
- LatsPrimary
- Mid TrapsPrimary
- BicepsSupport
- Rear DeltsSupport
- ForearmsSupport
- Upper TrapsSupport
- Lower TrapsSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- QuadsMinor
- HamstringsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.