# Lever Row question **URL:** \ **Category:** Training Discussion\ **Created:** [August 28, 2018, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/lever-row-question/3168 "2018-08-28T19:50:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lamneth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/lamneth/32/5240_2.png) [@Lamneth](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Lamneth)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/lever-row-question/3168/1 "2018-08-28T19:50:44Z")
Ok, so I’ve watched the YouTube video of Jordan doing the Lever Row. In the 4 day hypertrophy template, it mentions doing them as an option for myoreps. I can’t seem to think of a way to ask a succinct question so excuse the rambling. If you always do them all on with your right arm (for example), you’d get crazy imbalanced, I assume. So what is the recommendation? Do them with one arm one day, and the next time they come up, switch arms? Or do the activation with one arm, then the other, and then alternate for the myoreps? Maybe it’s obvious to everyone else, but I’d like to hear it from the horse’s mouth, as it were. Not that I’m calling you a horse. :p​​​​​​​ ---
**Author:** ![Austin\_Baraki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/austin_baraki/32/1095_2.png) [@Austin\_Baraki](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Austin_Baraki)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/lever-row-question/3168/2 "2018-08-29T14:46:13Z")
… do them on both arms. ---
**Author:** ![Lamneth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/lamneth/32/5240_2.png) [@Lamneth](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Lamneth)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/lever-row-question/3168/3 "2018-08-29T17:45:33Z")
☹ Still looking for more specifics. Activation on both arms, and then alternate? Or to failure on one arm, and then the other, each session? Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![PWard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/pward/32/6239_2.png) [@PWard](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/PWard)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/lever-row-question/3168/4 "2018-08-29T23:23:26Z")
It would not be possible to follow the instructions of myoreps if you alternated. You would have to do them one arm at a time. ---
**Author:** ![Starx](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/starx/32/1136_2.png) [@Starx](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Starx)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/lever-row-question/3168/5 "2018-08-31T11:45:49Z")
Do your weakest side first and than do the same reps with your stronger side. That’s how I do it. I like to think that it keeps things balanced that way. ---
**Author:** ![FredM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@FredM](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/FredM)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/lever-row-question/3168/6 "2018-08-31T13:42:52Z")
> [@Lamneth](#): > > ☹ Still looking for more specifics. Activation on both arms, and then alternate? Or to failure on one arm, and then the other, each session? Anyone? You’re REALLY overthinking this lol. do the prescription with one arm, then… do it again with the other. ---
**Author:** ![rainevi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4af34b/32.png) [@rainevi](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/rainevi)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/lever-row-question/3168/7 "2018-12-11T10:56:52Z")
I actually did them alternated. It was not obvious at all how to do them. Good question. ---
**Author:** ![zeljko](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/zeljko/32/1312_2.png) [@zeljko](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/zeljko)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/lever-row-question/3168/8 "2018-12-19T18:55:55Z")
Is there an alternative for this exercise? ---
**Author:** ![Squib](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/squib/32/1093_2.png) [@Squib](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Squib)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/lever-row-question/3168/9 "2018-12-19T23:26:30Z")
> [@FredM](#): > > You’re REALLY overthinking this lol. > > do the prescription with one arm, then… > > do it again with the other. > [@PWard](#): > > It would not be possible to follow the instructions of myoreps if you alternated. You would have to do them one arm at a time. Interestingly Jordan prefers to alternate: > [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](#): > > To be crystal clear- I do not do one arm at a time for either the activation or the back off sets. Rather, I do my R side activation set, then with no rest, my L side activation set. Then with no rest, my R side back off, then my L side back off and repeat as needed.