Upright Row - Seated Water Bottle Narrow
Recommendations: 2-3 Sets, 8-12 Reps
Intermediate Shoulders Traps Forearms Strength Water Bottle Chair 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.
Sit on a chair with your feet close together. Grab water bottles with an overhand grip (palms facing downward) and let them hang beside 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
Sit on a chair holding water bottles in an overhand grip, hanging beside your body.
Sit on a chair with your feet close together. Hold water bottles with an overhand grip (palms facing downward) and let them hang beside 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.
Raise the bottles straight up to the level of your shoulders. Your elbows should flare out to the sides. Exhale during this movement. Do not shrug your shoulders.
Step 3
Lower the bottles back to the starting position.
Lower the bottles to the starting position. Inhale during this movement. Hold the dumbbells with an overhand grip (palms facing downward) and let them hang beside your body.