Shoulders

Cable Upright Row

Cable Upright Row is a cable exercise that mainly works the shoulders, with the traps and biceps helping. Kynetix starts it at 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps.

At a glance

Main muscleShoulders
Also worksTraps, Biceps
Body partShoulders
EquipmentCable
Kynetix default3 sets of 10 to 15 reps

The one cue

Elbows lead. Stop at chest height.

The same cue Kynetix shows on this lift during a workout.

How to progress

Use double progression. Pick a weight you can lift for 10 clean reps on every set. Each session, try to add a rep or two. When every set reaches 15 reps with good form, add the next pin on the stack and start again near 10. Kynetix suggests the next weight from your own last sessions, so you don't have to remember what you lifted.

How Kynetix tracks it

  • Log each set in a tap with weight and rep steppers. Your last set sits right there.
  • The rest timer starts on its own after every set.
  • Personal records are spotted as you lift, using an estimated one-rep max (weight x (1 + reps / 30)).
  • Kyno suggests the next weight from your own history.

Questions

What muscles does cable Upright Row work?

Mainly the shoulders, with the traps and biceps helping.

How many sets and reps of cable Upright Row should I do?

Kynetix starts it at 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps. Stay in that range and add weight once every set reaches 15 reps with good form.

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General training information, not medical advice. Stop if something hurts and get it checked.