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Exercise Lab

PowerBlock Upright Row

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Equipment

  • PowerBlock

Muscle Groups

  • Back
  • Shoulders
  • Neck

Purposes

  • Trapezius strength.
  • Deltoid strength.

Description

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

ProTip

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

Mistakes

  • Keeping the wrist stiff instead of relaxed.
  • Dumbbells too far away in front of the body.