Upright Dumbbell Rows
How to Do 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.
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Upright Dumbbell Rows Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Upright Dumbbell Rows targets shoulders and also works abs and biceps and forearms and upper back & lower traps. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is a gym exercise. Equipment required: dumbbells.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Battle rope snakes, external cable shoulder rotation and barbell front raises. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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