Upright Row - Water Bottle

Recommendations: 2-3 Sets, 8-12 Reps

Intermediate Shoulders Traps Forearms Strength Water Bottle Pull Compound Home

Purpose: The row is a good exercise for building up and strengthening the anterior (front) delts.

Benefits: The row is a highly effective compound upper-body exercise.

Stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent. Grasp water bottles in each hand with an overhand grip (palms facing downward), and let the bottles hang in front of your body. This is your starting position. Raise the bottles straight up to the level of your shoulders. Your elbows should flare out to the sides. Exhale during this movement. Lower the bottles to the starting position. Inhale during this movement. Repeat for the recommended number of repetitions.


The Deltoids is a fan-shaped muscle. The Anterior (Front) Deltoid raises the arm toward the front of the body and rotates the arm inward. The Lateral (Side) Deltoid raises the arm to the side. The Posterior (Rear) Deltoid raises the arm toward the rear and rotates the arm outward.

Step 1

Stand holding water bottles in front of your body.

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Stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent. Grasp water bottles with an overhand grip (palms facing downward), and let them hang in front of your body. This is your starting position.

Step 2

Raise the bottles straight up to the level of your shoulders, elbows flaring out to the sides.

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Raise the bottles straight up to the level of your shoulders. Your elbows should flare out to the sides. Exhale during this movement. Keep your knees bent slightly.

Step 3

Lower the bottles back to the starting position.

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Lower the bottles to the starting position. Inhale during this movement. Hold water bottles with an overhand grip (palms facing downward), and let them hang in front of your body.