Smith Machine Upright Row
Also known as: Smith Upright Row
Variation of: Barbell Upright Row
Body region
Equipment
Technique
- Set the Smith bar at about mid-thigh height and grip it overhand about shoulder width.
- Stand tall close to the bar and rotate it off the hooks.
- Pull the bar up along your body, leading with the elbows, until the elbows reach shoulder height.
- Lower slowly to the start and re-hook the bar after the set.
Cues
- Stand close enough that the bar brushes your body.
- Elbows stay above the wrists all the way up.
- Stop at shoulder height if you feel any pinch in the shoulder.
Common mistakes
- Using a very narrow grip, which crowds the shoulder joint.
- Pulling the bar up to the chin.
- Standing too far from the bar, which pulls the shoulders forward.