Upright rows?

[MisterSuperGod]

Does anybody do these anymore?

Back in the day, people would say that it's a terrible movement and will wreck your rotator cuff.

Personally, i loves me some upright rows, (free weight, barbell) but i've noticed my right elbow hasn't been a happy camper lately and i'm thinking it may be related.

Anybody still doing this movement or have any horror stories related to it?

 

[Bigbam]

I do them on occasions but they do bother my elbows if I use heavy weight.

 

[Xlgx]

On the smith machine

 

[MisterSuperGod]

On the smith machine

Ever any problems with the rotator cuff or elbows?

 

[Xlgx]

Ever any problems with the rotator cuff or elbows?

Go only chest high 90*. On the higher weight developed some forearm tendinitis

 

[johntt44]

They bother my ac joints if I go heavy.

 

[Bigbam]

Go only chest high 90*. On the higher weight developed some forearm tendinitis

Mine did the same thing on higher weights so if I do lighter weight with more reps.

 

[big unit]

It’s creates a shoulder impingement. They are very effective, but also very high risk. I learned long ago to not do them.

 

[ickyrica]

Never had an issue with them. I go for a pendlay row when I go heavy, might go up to 185 for burn out stuff with a standard upright row. Maybe that's why I've never had issues?

 

[Xlgx]

I do a widow maker set with this exercise.

 

[Rockclimber]

I love them! I did 6 sets of 10 every Monday for almost a year until I tore a tendon in my left wrist. It seems that these put a lot of strain on your elbows and wrists and shoulders.

 

[Logan44551]

I do them on the smith machine as well. Never had any issues with them, i don't go very heavy on them at all though. Usually do them after military press. I really like them

 

[Xlgx]

I love them! I did 6 sets of 10 every Monday for almost a year until I tore a tendon in my left wrist. It seems that these put a lot of strain on your elbows and wrists and shoulders.

Where did you keep your wrists on the bar? Shoulder width or inner?

 

[GianT_SlayeR]

Heard somewhere doctors tell for shoulder problems by holding your elbows in contracted (up position) of upright row and press down on fist. Because this is a weak position of the shoulder cuff. I haven’t had issues with the excessive but I can see it being trouble for some

 

[ironwill1951]

I have done upright rows for 30 years on the smith machine. I dont go real heavy and use very good form don't try to jerk it up , slow and smooth and keep your back straight.

 

[prkway]

Stopped doing them years ago. Sounds like BS but I started noticing that during the movement, the right side of my face would perk up as if I was giving a big smile..but I wasn't.
Figured there was some weird nerve stuff going on so I dropped them.

 

[Dw725]

I like them with cable and an ez bar.
Cable gives steady and constant tension and ez bar feels better on my wrists. I step a little further back from the pulley to get a nice squeeze in the middle traps and work the rear delts a little more as well.

 

[Xlgx]

I like them with cable and an ez bar.
Cable gives steady and constant tension and ez bar feels better on my wrists. I step a little further back from the pulley to get a nice squeeze in the middle traps and work the rear delts a little more as well.

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I like the cable too with a long lat pull down bar. Unfortunately the weight stacks at my gym aren’t heavy enough

 

[Flaming Dragon]

I do mine with the rope thus allowing my wrist to turn naturally- I think with the ez bar it locks the movement and can strain the wrist. I use light weights 6 sets of 10 reps- pausing and squeezing for couple of seconds on each reps.

 

[Rockclimber]

Where did you keep your wrists on the bar? Shoulder width or inner?

Shoulder width. I noticed I could clean more weight that way. (shoulder width upright rows helped increase my power clean weight)
The cable upright rows sound like a great idea and I think that's how I'm going to get back into these.