Shoulder Workout: Upright Rows
Upright rows can be performed with either a set of dumbbells, a barbell
or an EZ-curved bar. Upright rows are good exercises for building strength
and definition in your traps (upper back) as well as your deltoids (shoulders).
To perform this move:
- Stand with your feet hip width apart or with the medial (inner) sides
of your feet touching each other as indicated in the photo below.
- Grasp a suitable weight dumbbell in each hand, palms facing your body
and arms dropped straight in front of you.
- Look forward and bend your upper body slightly forward, keeping your
back straight and your feet planted firmly on the floor.
- UPWARD: As you inhale simultaneously raise the dumbbells upward
towards your chin. Your elbows will flare outwards as you bring the
weights up.
- DOWNWARD: As you exhale, slowly bring the dumbbells back to
the starting position, take a break and go for another repetition.
Remember to keep your body stable throughout this exercise. Your body
may want to swing back and forward as you are performing the movement.
Your job is to keep it stable and focus on using the shoulder and traps
to bring the dumbbells up instead of your body strength.
This move may also be performed using a barbell or an EZ-curved bar.
The starting position of an upright dumbbell row
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The ending position of an upright dumbbell row
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