Sloth Bodyweight Rows for The More Adventurous

by Monica

I learned how to do sloth bodyweight rows in my aerial dance class and now my son and I do them together at the park from time to time.

This is a more out of the box type of bodyweight row that you can do if you don't have access to gym equipment or a suspension trainer.

Just hang from the monkey bars at the park like I am in the pic here and make sure your back (from shoulders to tailbone) is parallel with the floor. Then squeeze the shoulder blades together and bend the arms to pull your upper body towards the bar.

Try 5 sets of 5 with 30-60 sec. rest between sets. After a few weeks increase to 3 sets of 8 then after a few more weeks try 2 sets of 15-20.

Sloth Bodyweight Row Tips

Try not to slam your feet down when your getting down from the sloth position. Use your abs to control the legs and you'll get a great ab workout too.

Also be sure to wash your hands as soon as your workout is over and moisturize with lotion right away. You will probably get calluses from doing this even if you only do it once a week. If you do and they start to get thick be sure to file them down and keep them moisturized all the time to prevent callus rips.

I got my first callus rip this weekend from running to the trapeze then swinging into all types of inversions (straddle was my favorite). My hands are healing much faster now that I'm filing and moisturizing more frequently.