Cable Upright Row
Shoulders
Cable
Intermediate
START
END
THE CUE
Pull the cable bar up along your body, leading with your elbows. The constant cable tension makes this smoother than a barbell version.
MUSCLES WORKED
Lateral Deltoid, Upper Trapezius
Also: Anterior Deltoid, Biceps
COACH'S NOTE
Bar attachment, pull to chin level
How to do it
01
Attach a straight bar or EZ bar to a low cable pulley. Stand upright gripping the bar with an overhand grip slightly narrower than shoulder-width.
The full cable upright row guide is in the app.
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3 more steps
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3 common mistakes and how to fix them
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Animated demo and a rest timer, set by set
Open it in Fittrexx — free
How Fittrexx programs it
compound · hypertrophy
STYLE
Full gym
WHERE
🔒 In the app
SETS × REPS
🔒 In the app
REST
Fittrexx writes the sets, reps, rest and starting weight for cable upright row from your goal, experience and gear, then adjusts them as it learns how you recover.
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IN THE APP
Log cable upright row in seconds.
Weight × reps per set, your previous set shown beside it, and a live bar that tells you whether this session beats last time.
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