Upright Rows
- Thread starter GinnyO
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Shoulders
Hi, Ginny:
I've read in a few places that for some folks upright rows are hard on the shoulder joint in general and moreso when using a bar rather than dumbells because the joint becomes locked into a certain trajectory that it may not like. I always use dumbells for upright rows and have no more pain. That might not work for you, but it's worth a try.
--Ann
Hi, Ginny:
I've read in a few places that for some folks upright rows are hard on the shoulder joint in general and moreso when using a bar rather than dumbells because the joint becomes locked into a certain trajectory that it may not like. I always use dumbells for upright rows and have no more pain. That might not work for you, but it's worth a try.
--Ann
Some form tips
Upright rows are a functional exercise that mimic movements you use in everyday life, except that they go too far.
Think of lifting up a box. You pick it up and pull it towards yourself. That's similar to an upright row except you don't put your hands close together and you don't lift the box up all the way to your chin.
When doing upright rows, keep your hands wide apart and lift only up to your midchest. This should keep the pain out of your shoulder area.
Upright rows are a functional exercise that mimic movements you use in everyday life, except that they go too far.
Think of lifting up a box. You pick it up and pull it towards yourself. That's similar to an upright row except you don't put your hands close together and you don't lift the box up all the way to your chin.
When doing upright rows, keep your hands wide apart and lift only up to your midchest. This should keep the pain out of your shoulder area.
Cathe Friedrich
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Hi Ginny!
To start, stand with the bar about hip distance apart with your thumbs resting just outside of your thighs. Lift the bar up no higher than mid chest level(or more importantly, just before the point of discomfort).
Also, sometimes it is more comfortable to have your legs in a split stance rather then side by side when doing this exercise. To get into a split stance simply step back with one foot(but stay rolled up on the ball of the back foot for support, rather than having the foot flat on the floor).
If the pain still exists, replace the upright rows with shrugs and front raises. Hope this helps.
To start, stand with the bar about hip distance apart with your thumbs resting just outside of your thighs. Lift the bar up no higher than mid chest level(or more importantly, just before the point of discomfort).
Also, sometimes it is more comfortable to have your legs in a split stance rather then side by side when doing this exercise. To get into a split stance simply step back with one foot(but stay rolled up on the ball of the back foot for support, rather than having the foot flat on the floor).
If the pain still exists, replace the upright rows with shrugs and front raises. Hope this helps.