Intermediate exercise

Smith Machine One-Arm Upright Row

  • Muscle Growth
  • Bodybuilding

Technique

How to perform Smith Machine One-Arm Upright Row

  1. With the bar at thigh level, load an appropriate weight.
  2. Take a wide grip on the bar and unhook the weight, removing your off hand from the bar.
  3. Your arm should be extended as you stand up straight with your head and chest up.
  4. This will be your starting position.
  5. Begin the movement by flexing the elbow, raising the upper arm with the elbow pointed out.
  6. Continue until your upper arm is parallel to the floor.
  7. After a brief pause, return the weight to the starting position.
  8. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions before engaging the hooks to rack the weight.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Medial Deltoid.

MuscleScoreRole
Medial Deltoid1.0Target, Mover, Stabilizer
Brachialis0.5Mover
Trapezius0.5Mover