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Shoulder Backbend Stretch Alternative

12 substitute exercises that target the same muscles

1
Bodyweight Good Morning Row demonstration

Bodyweight Good Morning Row
2
Suspender Inverted Row demonstration

Suspender Inverted Row
3
Cable Seated Row demonstration

Cable Seated Row
4
Barbell Paused Bent-Over Row demonstration

Barbell Paused Bent-Over Row
5
Back Pec Stretch demonstration

Back Pec Stretch
6
Bent-Over Row demonstration

Bent-Over Row
7
Trap Bar Bent-Over Row demonstration

Trap Bar Bent-Over Row
8
Barbell Pendlay Row demonstration

Barbell Pendlay Row
9
Cable Elevated Row demonstration

Cable Elevated Row
10
Lever Row (Plate Loaded) demonstration

Lever Row (Plate Loaded)
11
Dumbbell Bent-Over Row demonstration

Dumbbell Bent-Over Row
12
Kettlebell Bent-Over Row demonstration

Kettlebell Bent-Over Row

Criteria used to find exercise alternatives

Same target muscles

We rank alternatives highest when their primary muscles exactly match. i.e: same target muscle, different movement.

Full muscle overlap

Secondary muscles and synergists are scored too, keeping the overall movement pattern close to the original lift.

Equipment considered

Equipment overlap nudges similar-kit options up the list. But we include different-equipment alternatives too so you're never stuck.

What the Shoulder Backbend Stretch trains

Primary Latissimus Dorsi

Secondary Deltoid Anterior Erector Spinae Rhomboids Trapezius Lower Fibers Trapezius Middle Fibers

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