Doing an Upright Row Strength Training Exercise

Video Transcript

"MIKE ROSENGART: Upright row--welcome back to our show here, building strength. We're here with Ryan and Ryan's going to demonstrate the upright row for us. Now, the upright row is a very good strong exercise for the upper back, shoulders and traps. It'll also works the biceps and wrists. So what Ryan's going to do is he's going to approach the bar, he's going to have a width, a stance, that is just outside his shoulders and then he's going to reached down and he's going to take a grip where his thumbs will touch on the barbell. And then he's going ahead and he's stand up like in a deadlift, using his hips to get himself up. And from here, we're going to work through the legs just slightly, so there's going to be a slight bend in your knee, a slight bend in the hips, alright? So you could get some power up through your legs to help, alright? So that we're not straining too much with the traps, but it's a full body exercise. We're getting a kinetic chain of energy through the body. So, Ryan, go ahead and give it a shot. What Ryan is doing, he's bringing the bar up towards his chin. His intention is to bring that bar right up and underneath his chin each time, that's it. Good. And the elbows are remaining higher than his wrists. Excellent job Ryan, really good job. And we're going to go for ten reps on this. Good. There we go, good. And again, once you do ten reps, we're going to take a break from this. We're going to rest for about 3 to 5 minutes, grab some water and then we'll come back for another set."