# Pendlay rows

**URL:** https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/pendlay-rows/4624
**Category:** Training Discussion
**Created:** [January 11, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/pendlay-rows/4624 "2019-01-11T20:38:42Z")
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### Author: ![d234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@d234](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/d234)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/pendlay-rows/4624/1 "2019-01-11T20:38:42Z")

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Hello,

How much leg drive is there supposed to be in Pendlay rows? Or is it supposed to be a strictly upper back movement?

Thanks.

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### 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: [January 12, 2019, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/pendlay-rows/4624/2 "2019-01-12T19:23:28Z")

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[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/barbellmedicine/original/2X/f/fb8e8902d7346e5a4c7289e58f57310faa228a95.jpeg "How To Barbell Row") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQU8wZPbioA)

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### Author: ![d234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@d234](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/d234)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/pendlay-rows/4624/3 "2019-01-14T18:55:00Z")

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> [@Austin\_Baraki](#):
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> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQU8wZPbioA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQU8wZPbioA)

Thanks for the response. I do have a followup questions if you don’t mind. The Pendlay row in the resources section of Bridge 3.0 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_hDxEomiZHw&feature=youtu.be](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hDxEomiZHw&feature=youtu.be)) doesn’t seem as strict (more torso movement) as the video you linked to. Is one version more correct than the other for the purposes of running Bridge 3.0?

Thanks.

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### Author: ![t\_angeiras](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/t_angeiras/32/5445_2.png) [@t\_angeiras](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/t_angeiras)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2019, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/pendlay-rows/4624/4 "2019-01-14T20:36:33Z")

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My understanding is that either is fine, if you are consistent with it throughout the program length and gauge the RPE accordingly.