Trapezius exercise

Cable Upright Row

How to do the Cable Upright Row with correct form — the muscles worked, equipment, and step-by-step technique from the Fitonist exercise library.

Hold a cable bar with an overhand grip, resting on your thighs and shoulder width apart. Flex the elbows and pull the bar up towards your chin, until the bar is in line with your collar bone. Lower the bar back down to your thighs and repeat.
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Illustration showing the Cable Upright Row
Targets

Muscles worked

Trapezius muscle Trapezius Primary Shoulders muscle Shoulders Secondary Back muscle Back Secondary
Gear

Equipment

Hilo pulley cable Hilo pulley cable
Technique

How to do the Cable Upright Row

  1. 1 Hold a cable bar with an overhand grip, resting on your thighs and shoulder width apart.
  2. 2 Flex the elbows and pull the bar up towards your chin, until the bar is in line with your collar bone.
  3. 3 Lower the bar back down to your thighs and repeat.