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Titan Fitness / Machines

Titan Plate-Loaded Lying T-Bar Row Machine

A chest-supported T-bar row rated to 440 lb with a 12.7-inch sleeve — 22 inches tall, and nothing on your lower back.

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Specs

Overall height22.5 in
Overall width39.5 in
Overall depth85 in
Footplate15.75 x 8.65 in
Grip handle diameter25 mm
KnurlingMedium diamond
Weight sleeve length12.7 in
Weight sleeve diameter49 mm
Material2 in, 11-gauge steel
Weight capacity440 lb
Product weight150 lb

These figures are copied from Titan Fitness’s own published specs and were last checked on 2026-08-31. Manufacturers revise products without notice, and variants differ. Confirm anything your decision depends on with Titan Fitness before you buy.

Choose this one if

  • You want heavy rowing volume without your lower back limiting the set
  • You want both vertical and horizontal grip options
  • You have 85 inches of length and a low ceiling

The detail

A barbell row is limited by your spinal erectors, not your lats — which means the back you are trying to build stops the set early. Lying on a pad removes the lower back from the movement entirely, so the only thing that fails is the muscle doing the pulling. That is why chest-supported rows are the highest-value machine most home gyms do not have.

The 12.7-inch weight sleeve is the longest on any Titan machine here, against 9.75 inches on most of the range. That matters because rowing loads add up fast: 12.7 inches is roughly five iron plates per side, and the 440 lb rating is genuinely reachable rather than nominal.

At 22.5 inches tall this is the lowest-profile machine covered here. In a basement with pipes or a low ceiling, that is the difference between fitting and not. The constraint is the other way round: 85 inches of depth, which is seven feet of floor.

Vertical and horizontal handles with pop-pin height adjustment is the versatility argument. Vertical (neutral) grips bias the mid-back and biceps; horizontal (pronated) grips bias the upper back and rear delts. Adjustable height sets where the bar meets your chest, which is what determines whether the movement feels right for your torso length.

Twenty-five millimetre handles with medium diamond knurl are thin and grippy — thin enough that your grip will be the limit on a heavy set, which is worth knowing before you plan around the 440 lb rating. Straps solve it.

Diamond-plated non-slip footplates and bolt-down holes.

At 150 lb it stays where you put it. Compare the lighter seated row at 80 lb and 220 lb of loadable capacity.