subject: Upright Rows - Superexplode Your Shoulder Workout With This Basic But Effective Exercise [print this page] The Upright Barbell Row is a basic but effective exercise for developing your shoulders. It is a compound exercise that will hugely increase the muscle strength of your shoulders and trapezius muscles.
A lot of care needs to be taken when performing upright rows as there is a chance of injury if you perform the exercise incorrectly.
Here is how you do an Upright Row:
1: To start this compound exercise you stand with your feet approximately shoulder length apart.
2: Now you need to grasp the barbell with an overhand grip with your hands around shoulder length apart.
3: Inhale while bringing the bar to your chin. Make sure that your elbows are leading and are higher than the wrists and shoulders when at the top position.
4: Now lower the barbell back to starting position exhaling along the way. This is one rep.
5: Repeat for the desired number of reps. You should be looking to do between 8 and 12 reps with this exercise and then between 2 and 3 sets per workout for an optimum session.
Some Tips For Performing Barbell Upright Rows:
1: Do not use too narrow a grip, this will put increased pressure on your joints and reduce the effectiveness of the workouts
2: Do not over rotate your arms as this can cause an injury.
3: Do not use a too heavy weight, this will overstress the shoulder and could cause a serious injury
4: Do not use a too light weight as you will not see any benefits from this exercise if your muscles are not being tested.
Upright Rows - Superexplode Your Shoulder Workout With This Basic But Effective Exercise
