11 Best Muscle-Building Exercises at Home You Can Do Without Equipment

8. Inverted Rows under a Sturdy Table (or Towel Door Row)

Why it helps: Pulling movements are essential for balanced upper-body development. Inverted rows let you train the back and biceps using a household prop, targeting the lats, rhomboids, and posterior shoulder muscles that push-only programs can neglect. They complement push-ups for overall upper-body muscle building.