Cable Upright Row

Instructions

Preparation

Grasp cable bar with a shoulder width or slightly narrower overhand grip. Stand close to pulley.

Execution

Pull bar to neck with elbows leading. Allow wrists to flex as bar rises. Lower and repeat.

Muscles

Target: The primary muscle intended for exercise.

• Deltoid, Lateral (Shoulder (Side), Side Delts)

  

   

Synergists: A muscle that assists another muscle to accomplish a movement.

• Deltoid, Anterior (Shoulder (Front), Front Delts)

  

   
• Supraspinatus (Rotatory Cuff, Shoulder)

  

   
• Brachialis (Arm (Side), Lower Biceps)

• Brachioradialis (Forearm (Upper-outer), Supinator longus (out dated))

• Biceps Brachii (Arm (Front), Biceps, Biceps Cubiti)

  

   
• Trapezius, Middle (Back (Upper), Traps)

  

   
• Trapezius, Lower (Back (Middle), Lower Traps)

  

   
• Serratus Anterior, Inferior Digitations (Serratus Magnus, Boxer's Muscle)

   

   
• Infraspinatus (Rotatory Cuff, Back)

• Teres Minor (Rotatory Cuff, Back)

Stabilizers: A muscle that contracts with no significant movement to maintain a posture or fixate a joint.

• Trapezius, Upper (Shoulder (Upper), Upper Traps)

  

   
• Levator Scapulae (Shoulder (Upper), Neck (Rear))