Barbell Bent-Over Row vs Landmine Row Strength Standards

Bent Over Row vs Landmine Row Strength Standards

Use these tables to compare the estimated one-rep max required for the barbell bent-over row and landmine row to reach the same strength level at each listed bodyweight. The numbers are calculator targets, not a required gap between the two lifts.

Choose the men’s or women’s table, find the closest bodyweight row, and read across to Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, or Elite. Each entry shows Bent-Over Row / Landmine Row, with pounds above kilograms. Use the calculator for your exact bodyweight and recent sets.

Men’s Bent-Over Row vs Landmine Row Standards

How to read the table: Find the closest bodyweight, then use the labeled exercise row. Every strength-level entry shows one target with pounds first and kilograms beneath it.

Women’s Bent-Over Row vs Landmine Row Standards

How to read the table: Find the closest bodyweight, then use the labeled exercise row. Every strength-level entry shows one target with pounds first and kilograms beneath it.

How Your Bent Over Row vs Landmine Row Result Is Calculated

The comparison starts by estimating each max separately. It then rates both lifts against their own standards before identifying the lower result.

1. Estimate a one-rep max from each set

A one-rep set uses the entered weight. For 2–12 reps, both formulas are calculated and the lower estimate is retained.

• Epley: weight × (1 + reps ÷ 30)
• Brzycki: weight × 36 ÷ (37 − reps)

For the most useful Bent Over Row vs Landmine Row comparison, enter clean, difficult sets performed with the same technique and range of motion you use in training. Lower-rep sets usually require less extrapolation.

2. Find the barbell bent-over row strength level

The barbell bent-over row rating uses its sex-specific exercise standards. Reference targets at 190 lb for men and 150 lb for women are scaled to the entered bodyweight by reference target × (user bodyweight ÷ reference bodyweight) to the two-thirds power.

Two-thirds scaling raises the target as bodyweight rises while limiting the size advantage that a direct one-to-one adjustment would create.

3. Find the landmine row strength level

The standards use the sex-specific strength levels from the individual Landmine Row tool. Targets begin at 190 lb for men and 150 lb for women, then adjust to exact bodyweight with reference target × (user bodyweight ÷ reference bodyweight) to the two-thirds power.

Two-thirds scaling raises the target as bodyweight rises while limiting the size advantage that a direct one-to-one adjustment would create.

4. Compare the two results

Each max receives a level from Beginner through Elite. The lower-level lift becomes the priority. At matching levels, a priority appears only when one lift is at least 10 points farther from its next level; otherwise the result is Balanced.

The result identifies the lower standards rating, not its cause. Technique, fatigue, training history, and set quality can all affect the comparison. Age range is recorded anonymously but does not change these standards.

Enter both sets above to see the estimated maxes, assigned levels, next-level targets, and comparison result.

How Men’s Bent Over Row and Landmine Row Standards Differ

How to read this chart: Choose a strength level and follow its line across bodyweight. Values show the Landmine Row standard minus the Bent-Over Row standard: zero means equal, above zero means the Landmine Row standard is higher, and below zero means the Bent-Over Row standard is higher. Swipe horizontally on mobile. Use the standards table for exact lb/kg targets.

How Women’s Bent Over Row and Landmine Row Standards Differ

How to read this chart: Choose a strength level and follow its line across bodyweight. Values show the Landmine Row standard minus the Bent-Over Row standard: zero means equal, above zero means the Landmine Row standard is higher, and below zero means the Bent-Over Row standard is higher. Swipe horizontally on mobile. Use the standards table for exact lb/kg targets.

Bent Over Row and Landmine Row Exercises Used by This Calculator

Valid results depend on using the specified barbell bent-over row and landmine row technique and load convention. Use strict, repeatable Bent-Over Row and Landmine Row tests that follow each exercise’s setup, range of motion, equipment, and weight-entry rules. Do not mix variations, assistance, partial range, momentum, or different weight conventions.

Use total barbell weight and a stable near-parallel torso

Pull from full arm extension to the lower ribs or upper abdomen while keeping the hinged torso angle stable. Do not enter per-side plates, Pendlay, Yates, cheat, T-bar, Smith, machine, partial, torso-heaved, hip-snapped, or assisted reps.

Enter only the total load on the landmine’s free end

Anchor one end of the bar and enter the total weight loaded on the free end, not per-side or full-bar system weight. Keep the same handle, hinge or support, row to a clear top range, and lower under control. Do not count one-arm, chest-supported T-bar, bent-over, Yates, machine, partial, hip-driven, or assisted reps.

Enter one recent Bent Over Row result and one recent Landmine Row result

Enter the working weight and a whole number of strict repetitions for each exercise. Pounds and kilograms can be mixed.

Related Tools

• Barbell Bent-Over Row — View the individual Bent-Over Row standards and next strength-level target.
• Landmine Row — View the individual Landmine Row standards and next strength-level target.
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• Chest Supported Dumbbell Row — Use this related standards tool to examine a closely related exercise without mixing its result into this comparison.