Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below Okay I'm hearing a lot of info about how upright rows are bad for you? I've done them a ton albeit with not very much weight and have had super gains with them in my shoulders. I can't recall experiencing any pain with them but everyone on the board says they're bad on your shoulders. What gives? PLease shed some light.
WHAT the heck is wrong with Upright rows?!
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the People's Champ
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the movement is bad for your rotator cuffs. I would imagine rotator cuff exercises prior to uprights would solve this. some people like uprights, some don't. preference I guess.
gymtime
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Upright rows are great for the shoulders, especially midand front-delts, traps too but to a lesser extent. They get a bad rap because they are commonly hard on the wrists. URs strain the wrists at an unusual angle. This makes the excercise more trouble than it's worth for some people. So if your wrists aren't bothering you, keep doing them.
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MohawkMuscle
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shoulder impingement?
WHATS THAT?
When I do upright rows I usually use Dumbells so my arms arnt restricted.
WHATS THAT?
When I do upright rows I usually use Dumbells so my arms arnt restricted.
bignate73
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if you feel pain dont do em. If you are gaining off of them without injury hit em hard. some folks shoulders (like mine) with a history of injuries just cant handle uprights. a personal limitation, that is all...
ATrollFromTheFatBoard
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For those who don't do 'em: what do you do instead?
Thank you for the orthpedics link. It is very good.
Thank you for the orthpedics link. It is very good.
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Lord_Suston
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upright rows=useless
First they are reall hard on the supraspinatus infraspinatus and the teres minor, plus I won't even go into the wrist component. I would rathwer do dumbell military press all day long than a single set of upright rows.
First they are reall hard on the supraspinatus infraspinatus and the teres minor, plus I won't even go into the wrist component. I would rathwer do dumbell military press all day long than a single set of upright rows.
Intenceman
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Shoulder impingement......doesn't hit everyone though.do them if can but maybe infrequently- like for a few weeks then go off them.....
sorerotators
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Over time, experienced lifters, and especially powerlifters/strength competiters are able to handle some very big poundages in this movement. They are able to generate a ton of force from there shoulders/upperback/traps.
Eventually your gonna have trouble with the weakest link in the movement. For most its the wrist or shoulder joint that gives them trouble.
For me it was my right elbow.
Sore.
Eventually your gonna have trouble with the weakest link in the movement. For most its the wrist or shoulder joint that gives them trouble.
For me it was my right elbow.
Sore.
aurelius
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I´ve posted this before, but by the time you feel pain a lot of damage can already be done. I would suggest avoiding the movements that increase the potential damage to any joint.
Scott Press. Lateral raise. Rear delt raise. Pullovers with a dumbell in each hand also work to strengthen and stabilize the shoulder.
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The Shadow
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Do the UR's with a rope handle on the low position of a cable pulley.
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The Shadow
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gymtime said:
Dunbell press:
Hands off set so that the pinkies are higher than the thumbs
Only do the middle 2/3 of the movement.
Keep elbows thrown back.
aurelius
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I read your description, CH, and if I didn´t know how to do them it would have confused me a bit. Tough to describe in words. Here´s my effort.
Scott Press. Start holding the dumbells in front of your chest like two enormous glasses of German lager at the Haufbrau Haus in Munich. Both press the weight up(like a regular shoulder press) and rotate the wrists so at the very top of the movement you make like you´re pouring the room temperature full bodied brew directly on to your head.
Do like CH said, elbows back.
Scott Press. Start holding the dumbells in front of your chest like two enormous glasses of German lager at the Haufbrau Haus in Munich. Both press the weight up(like a regular shoulder press) and rotate the wrists so at the very top of the movement you make like you´re pouring the room temperature full bodied brew directly on to your head.
Do like CH said, elbows back.
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