Exercise guide
Cable Upright Row.
- Equipment
- Cable
- Movement
- Compound
- Level
- Beginner
Muscles at work
Front
Back
PrimaryShoulders
SecondaryBiceps, Traps, Upper Back
Make every rep count.
- 01
Set the cable pulley to the lowest setting and attach a straight bar.
- 02
Stand tall and grab the bar with an overhand (pronated) grip, hands about shoulder-width. Let your arms hang straight with the bar in front of your thighs.
- 03
Brace your core, keep your chest up and shoulders down/back. Take a breath in.
- 04
Pull the bar straight up along the front of your body, leading with your elbows—think “elbows up and out.” Keep the bar close to your torso.
- 05
Stop when your elbows reach about shoulder height (avoid shrugging excessively or yanking).
- 06
Lower slowly back to the start under control, then repeat for your reps.





