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.

  1. 01

    Set the cable pulley to the lowest setting and attach a straight bar.

  2. 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.

  3. 03

    Brace your core, keep your chest up and shoulders down/back. Take a breath in.

  4. 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.

  5. 05

    Stop when your elbows reach about shoulder height (avoid shrugging excessively or yanking).

  6. 06

    Lower slowly back to the start under control, then repeat for your reps.

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