Upright Dumbbell Rows
- Holding a dumbbell in each hand,stand with your feet shoulder width apart.
- The dumbbells should be resting on your thighs with your palms facing in.
- Lift the dumbbells straight up in single smooth movement until they are just below your chin making sure to keep your shoulders back and your elbows out.
- At the top of the movement, flex or squeeze your biceps and forearms. Hold for a count of one.
- Return to the starting position slowly to keep tension on the muscles.
- Repeat.
This exercise can be performed using a barbell,EZ bar or a cable station with a straight bar or EZ bar attachment.
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Upright dumbbell rows is a gym work out exercise that targets shoulders and also involves abs and biceps and forearms and upper back & lower traps. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Upper body ergometers / bike / ube, incline plank shoulder taps / planks and dumbbell shrugs are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as upright dumbbell rows. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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