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Exercise Details

Target Muscle Group

Shoulders

Equipment Required

Cable Machine

Experience Level

Intermediate

Force Type

Pull

Secondary Muscles

Trapezius, Middle Back, Biceps

Exercise Description

The lying cable upright row builds shoulder width and upper back strength. It targets your delts while hitting your traps and middle back for better posture.

How To

1. Set up a cable machine with a straight bar attachment at the lowest setting and lie on your back with feet planted firmly. 2. Grab the bar with an overhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart, arms fully extended toward the cable machine. 3. Pull the bar straight up toward your chest, leading with your elbows and keeping them higher than your wrists throughout the lying cable upright row. 4. Squeeze your shoulder blades together at the top and hold for one second before slowly lowering back down. 5. Control the weight on the way down and repeat for your target reps, maintaining tension in your shoulders and upper back.

Form Tips

• Keep your elbows higher than your wrists during the entire lying cable upright row movement to target your shoulders properly. • Pull straight up toward your chest, not toward your face, to maximize shoulder activation. • Squeeze your shoulder blades together at the top of each rep for better muscle engagement. • Control the negative portion - don't let the weight slam back down between reps.

Common Mistakes

• Pulling too wide with elbows flared out instead of keeping them in the proper upright row position during the lying cable upright row. • Using too much weight and letting momentum take over instead of controlled muscle contraction. • Letting wrists drift higher than elbows, which shifts focus away from shoulders and puts stress on wrists and forearms.

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