Wide grip upright row

Try these moves for a broad muscular look

August 13, 2010 08:35 pm | Updated November 17, 2021 05:50 am IST

FOR BROAD SHOULDERS: Wide grip upright row  - start. Photos: R. Shivaji Rao

FOR BROAD SHOULDERS: Wide grip upright row - start. Photos: R. Shivaji Rao

Method

Stand erect with your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width.

Hold a barbell with a grip slightly wider than your shoulders.

Bend your knees a little, lift the bar upwards until your upper arms are parallel to the floor

Return to start position.

Avoid

Jerky, improper movements.

Rounding the shoulders or lower back.

Excessive weights.

Muscles targeted

It trains the shoulders, trapezius and forearms.

More emphasis is on the side head of the deltoids (shoulders).

Who benefits

Those who want to build the side heads of the shoulders, thereby giving it a wide, capped look.

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