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Exercise Lab

Barbell Upright Row

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Equipment

  • Barbell

Muscle Groups

  • Back
  • Shoulders

Purposes

  • Trapezius strength
  • Deltoid strength

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Description

  • Standing, hold the barbell in front of your thighs, arms straight and palms facing back.
  • Lift the barbell straight up by leading up with your elbows.
  • Keep the barbell close to your body on the way up, and relax your wrists by letting them bend.
  • Lower the barbell back to the front of your thighs.

ProTip

  • Imagine "dragging" the barbell up the front of the body

Mistakes

  • keeping the wrists stiff instead of relaxed
  • Barbell too far away in front of the body