Upright Rows

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Sue 0 November 3, 2013 0 Comments

Is it just me or are upright rows a waste of time? It seems as if they don’t work any muscle group in particular and I can’t believe I still see them performed.

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Janet 0 Posted 0 Comments

Don’t use them anymore either; current thinking seems to be they also cause impingement.

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Harris 12 Posted 0 Comments

I haven’t use them either in a very long time. But very popular among gym “rats” who love to workout 2 hours a day :-)!

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I think there are better ways to work the shoulder abductors and shoulder girdle elevators than by doing potentially risky upright rows. It’s easy to perform the upright row with poor form and technique.

Take care.

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Like most other exercises, they do have a utility, and CAN cause injury if performed incorrectly. I don’t necessarily agree that they are a useless or outdated exercise with no real merit. In my opinion, with the correctly limited ROM they can be useful, and add variety to an exercise routine.

LaRue, CSCS
www.lecfitness.com

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Hi Susan,

The upright row works the deltoids and upper trapezius as well as some bicep. You can focus more on the trapezius by changing the grip to a more narrow one.

While I do believe they can be risky if performed incorrectly, they can be added (like other exercises) occasionally for some variety in good form. I agree with LaRue on this one.

Christine

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