The body row is an excellent upper body exercise and great for those who are just getting started out with fitness training and have problems doing full bodyweight pull ups, like the pull up targets your back and biceps. To do the body row at home, you can either position a pull up bar around two to three feet above the floor, or you can hold on to the edge of a standard dinner table. Using a wider than shoulder width grip, grab the bar with the palms facing forward and position yourself hanging underneath the bar. Keep your body straight with your arms fully extended and your heels on the floor while exhaling, pull your chest towards the bar by flexing your elbows. retract your shoulder blades as you perform the movement. Pause at the top of the motion and then lower yourself to the initial position.

Make sure that you're forums do not move and only hold the bar. A tip for beginners. The lower the bar meaning the more resentful your body is the more difficult the exercise becomes.