Cable upright row
- Attach a straight bar to a low cable pulley. Stand facing it and grip the bar with a close, overhand grip (palms facing you).
- Leading with your elbows, pull the bar straight up toward your chin, keeping it close to your body.
- Slowly lower the bar with control back to the starting position.
Tips
- Drive your elbows upward and outward so they rise above the bar throughout the pull, keeping the bar close to your torso as it travels up.
- Keep your torso upright and still throughout the movement, letting your arms do the pulling rather than leaning back to assist the lift.
- Lower the bar with the same deliberate control you use on the way up, avoiding a sudden drop back to the start position.
Common mistakes
- Letting the elbows drop below the bar during the pull so the bar swings away from the body instead of traveling straight up.
- Shrugging the shoulders up toward the ears at the top of the movement rather than continuing to lead with the elbows.
- Using a grip that is too wide, which causes the elbows to point more forward than upward and changes the bar path away from the body.
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