Upright row
Cable upright row
What it works
Works
Side shoulders
Also works
Traps
Equipment
Cable
How to do it
- Stand facing a low pulley with a straight bar and a pronated grip.
- Let the bar hang in front of your thighs with your arms extended.
- Pull the bar up, driving your elbows above your wrists.
- Rise to upper-chest height, keeping tension on the cable.
- Lower under control until your arms extend.
Common mistakes
- Raising too high and stressing the shoulder
- Stepping away from the pulley and losing tension
- Shrugging the shoulders
Other variations
Log it in two taps
All 340 catalogue exercises are in the app, with their technique and your history. You log the set and Myosin works out volume, records and estimated strength.
