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Han · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:04 am Post subject: Behind the back upright rows.

Ok, so I saw something new at the gym today. A guy doing what I would describe as behind the back upright rows. Never seen these before, but they don't strike me as being good for the shoulder.

And he wasn't a finely tuned bodybuilder trying to hone his physique or anything, just a guy who looked like he had been training for a little while, but didn't eat enough.

robertscott · Joined: 24 Apr 2008 Posts: 497

personally i wouldn't touch it with a 20 foot pole

pdellorto · Joined: 28 May 2007 Posts: 2685 Location: New Jersey

Are you sure it wasn't a behind-the-back shrug?

http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/barbell-shrug-behind-the-back

Han · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:18 pm Post subject:

No it was definitely a row. That is not to say he wasn't trying to do a shrug, and just doing it wrong.

hoosegow · Joined: 28 Dec 2005 Posts: 943 Location: Texas

I'm not sure I'd do it. I don't like doing any behind the back/neck stuff - it scares me because of the shoulder reason. In trying to mimic the motion, I can't do more than just shrug anyway. Then again, I'm not very flexible.

Stephen Johnson · Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 1452 Location: New York City

KPj · Joined: 02 Mar 2006 Posts: 1710

There's a few guys in my gym who like to create their own exercises. Maybe the guy you mention is just similar. I would love to create a routine of all the made up exercises i've seen in my gym. I think it would be amazing.

KPj

robertscott · Joined: 24 Apr 2008 Posts: 497

i accidentally did a set of military presses the other day with 5k less on one side of the bar then the other. I'll call it a "bob press" and tell people that, um, it develops core strength and one of your shoulders

Bacchus1979 · Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Posts: 49

I did that on bench once - felt really wierd but I couldnt figure out why

wilburburns · Joined: 24 Jul 2008 Posts: 274 Location: Kentucky, USA

TimD · Joined: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 2585 Location: Va Beach, Va

You know Bob, you might not really be that far off base in your statement. Dan John wrote an article about training around a broken wrist a while back, and it included the usuall i.e. one arm clean and presses, waiter walks, etc, but at the end of the article he also mentioned pressing bars with uneven loading, citing bringing up the weak side, core strength (because it sets you off center) and some other possible benefits. I know you were pulling reasons out of thin air, but you were probably on target.
Tim

Han · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:49 pm Post subject:

Mismatching the loading on squats is the worst - luckily I had a spotter at the time. Although I think it was him who loaded it wrong. Now I check before I start any sets if it's been loaded by someone else.

robertscott · Joined: 24 Apr 2008 Posts: 497