gym goers come (there has to be one of you)

do y'all prefer barbell rows or cable rows? i honestly prefer barbell rows but all my gym friends think im crazy

do both obviously

I dont do either cause my spine is fucked. But yes, do both.

I like doing both, but cable rows feels a lot more better for me

Cable rows

cables are way better imo, but I really like to use barbells but with the one big pole on the floor that you put weight at the end of it. I do both but cable more often

I prefer barbell rows.

both - cables are going to give you a better range of motion and force you to focus more on your form, though

cable row isolates lats and biceps much more as far as i know, but barbell rows are a real compound exercise that works lats+bi's as well as smaller muscles such as rear delt, other back muscles and your core. i do them both but would choose barbell row if my time was limited and i wanted a efficient quick workout

unilateral work >>>>>>

i do both but i prefer cable rows

i dont understand a word in this thread and i feel like that says something about me.......im better at val than all of you but lose the irl battle

They are both effective and cause me to gain weight, especially barbell rows. First, I'd typicaly hit some heavy barbell rows, followed by one or two-handed dumble or cable rows off the bench as an isolation killer. On the other back day, I'd start with some weighted pull-ups, followed by one or two-handed cable or hammer style lat pulldowns...

However, here is the thing - an effective barbell row workout requires previously developed stability or stabilising muscles... Simply put, bros who avoid such compounds have weak stabilising muscles, not to mention that the actual exercise is incredibly energy consuming.

T bar or pendlay barbell >>>

cable cause its simple
edit : man i just skipped gym for a week and i feel lazy to go back again