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Add a new element to your back day training with this challenging row variation.

One of the foundational movements for building a billboard-sized back has always been the bent-over row. It’s an exercise that has numerous variations for all types of workouts and equipment. From barbells to dumbbells, T-bars to (in this case) landmine setups, there’s always a way to adjust this classic move to add some extra oomph into your workout.

Here, Men’s Health fitness director Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S., takes a new tweak to the landmine row with this version, the deadstop row drop set. This isn't a traditional drop set; usually, you drop to a lower weight once you start to fatigue. Instead of reducing weight, you regress by performing rows with the bar off the floor to coming to a dead stop at the end of each rep.

●For the initial reps, use a neutral grip V bar and pull the bar up toward your chest, keeping your core nice and tight while squeezing your shoulder blades at the top. During the eccentric portion of the lift, never allow the bar to touch the floor before performing the next rep.

●Once you begin to fatigue after a few reps, and your form begins to break, such as your your torso starting to rock, we’re going to take the bar all the way to the floor, to a dead stop.

●If you’re training with a heavier load, think of the movement as a deadlift to a row, but make sure you're keeping your core nice and tight when performing this sequence.

●From here, with the weight on the floor, reset and pull from the ground, like a deadlift into a row, pulling hard and once again getting a squeeze of the shoulder blades.

●The goal of the deadstop rows is to get about half the amount of reps as you did with the conventional landmine row. So if you were able to squeeze out 10 conventional reps, aim for five here.

Aim for about three to four sets of this move, resting about 60 to 90 seconds between each set.