How do I film my barbell rows for a form check?

Set your phone at hip height a few meters directly to your side, with your whole body and the bar in frame for the full set. The side view is essential for reading your hinge angle and the bar path.

Can AI tell if I am heaving my rows?

Yes. The analyzer measures how much your torso angle changes within each rep, and sway beyond about 15 degrees gets flagged, separating strict rows from reps where your hips and lower back moved the weight.

What torso angle should I row at?

The analyzer accepts a working range of roughly 25 to 60 degrees from vertical, with around 30 to 45 as the classic target. Rows performed nearly upright or folded completely flat both get flagged as out of range.

What does the barbell row report include?

Per-rep verdicts on torso angle and sway, bar path verticality and drift, range of motion at the top and bottom, elbow flare, and left-right symmetry, plus tempo and top-pause timing for every rep.

AI form check

AI Barbell Row
form check.

Film a set of rows from the side, upload it, and the AI scores every rep. It measures your hinge angle and how steady it stays, tracks the bar path up to your torso, and checks that every rep actually reaches your ribs.

Check my form

Every rep, scored

What the AI checks on your barbell row.

Torso angle: Your hinge angle is measured through the set and checked against the rowing range of roughly 25 to 60 degrees, flagging rows done too upright or folded too flat.
Torso sway: The change in your torso angle within each rep is measured, flagging heaves over about 15 degrees where the hips do the rowing.
Bar path: The bar is tracked through every rep for both verticality and side-to-side drift, flagging paths that loop or wander instead of traveling straight up.
Range of motion: The AI checks both ends of the rep: whether the bar actually reaches your lower ribs at the top and whether it lowers far enough at the bottom.
Elbow flare: The angle of your upper arms against your torso is measured at the top of each rep, flagging elbows flared past about 40 degrees.
Symmetry: Left and right elbow flare are compared per rep, catching one-sided rowing patterns.

Common faults

Mistakes it catches.

Heaving the torso: Standing up with the weight instead of rowing it, measured directly as torso angle change within the rep.
Not reaching the torso: The bar stopping short of the ribs at the top, which cuts the contraction the row exists to create.
Flaring the elbows: Upper arms drifting wide of the torso at the top, shifting the work off the lats.
A wandering bar path: The bar looping forward or drifting sideways instead of tracking a straight vertical line.

How it works

From video to verdict.

Film your set

Record one working set with your whole body and the bar or handles in frame.

Upload the video

Create a free account and upload the video to the barbell row form check.

Read your rep-by-rep report

Each rep is scored with specific flags and the cues to fix the biggest issue first.

Questions, answered

Barbell Row form check, explained.

How do I film my barbell rows for a form check?: Set your phone at hip height a few meters directly to your side, with your whole body and the bar in frame for the full set. The side view is essential for reading your hinge angle and the bar path.
Can AI tell if I am heaving my rows?: Yes. The analyzer measures how much your torso angle changes within each rep, and sway beyond about 15 degrees gets flagged, separating strict rows from reps where your hips and lower back moved the weight.
What torso angle should I row at?: The analyzer accepts a working range of roughly 25 to 60 degrees from vertical, with around 30 to 45 as the classic target. Rows performed nearly upright or folded completely flat both get flagged as out of range.
What does the barbell row report include?: Per-rep verdicts on torso angle and sway, bar path verticality and drift, range of motion at the top and bottom, elbow flare, and left-right symmetry, plus tempo and top-pause timing for every rep.

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