A row needs a clear view of the working arm, so this single-arm dumbbell row counter wants your working arm nearest the phone. It reads how far your elbow bends and checks that it comes up toward shoulder height.
You always work one arm at a time. Pick the arm you start with, row your set, and the coach calls the switch when it's time to change sides.
Phone setup
Raise the phone to chest height, upright, and back off a few steps so your whole body still fits once you've hinged forward.
Stand side-on with your working arm nearest the phone, in a staggered stance, hinged at the hips, with your free hand on your front knee.
- When the coach calls the switch, change sides so your other arm is nearest the phone.
Form cues
- Stagger your stance and hinge. Set your torso at an angle you can keep for the whole set and let only the arm move.
- Free hand on your front knee. It supports the hinge, so your torso stays still while the working arm rows.
- Drive the elbow up. Pull it up toward shoulder height. The counter looks for that elbow rise on every rep.
- Lower to straight. Let the arm hang fully straight again, since that is where each rep ends.
Common mistakes
- The working arm away from the phone. The camera needs a clear view of the arm doing the work. Stand so it is nearest the phone, and change sides when the coach calls the switch.
- Standing up and curling. A curl while you stand up doesn't count as a row. Hold the hinge and pull the elbow up instead.
- Short pulls. If your elbow never comes up toward shoulder height, the rep isn't counted. Row all the way up.
How FitnessBruh counts it
The count follows the angle at your elbow, from shoulder to elbow to wrist. The arm hangs straight to start, rowing the dumbbell up takes it to the far position, and lowering back to straight finishes the rep.
A second check watches your elbow come up toward shoulder height, so curling the dumbbell while standing up doesn't count as a row. Both checks have to agree.
You row one arm at a time. The counter follows the arm you picked, the coach calls the switch, and the set ends after both arms. Counting waits for a steady view of your shoulders and hips.
FAQ
Why should my working arm be nearest the phone?
That's the setup this counter is built around: side-on, working arm nearest the phone, so the camera has a clear view of the elbow as it rows. When the coach calls the switch, change sides.
Will a curl count as a row?
No. A second check watches your elbow come up toward shoulder height, so curling the dumbbell while standing up doesn't count. Hold the hinge and row.
Do I need a bench for this row?
This counter is built around a standing setup: a staggered stance, a hinge at the hips and your free hand on your front knee. Stand side-on with the working arm nearest the phone and your whole body in the frame.
