Are upright rows a good replacement for side raises?

[ZeusTheBeast]

Sup fellas, im looking to directly hit my side delts and was planning to do side raises but i only have 1 set of dumbbells and they are too heavy, im wondering if wide grip upright rows would be a good replacement for them?, also would they offer the same level of side delt development as the side raises?, thanks.

[SammmyChannnnnn]

Wide-grip upright row to lower chest is a great substitution. That's if your shoulders are fine.

[ZeusTheBeast]

Wide-grip upright row to lower chest is a great substitution. That's if your shoulders are fine.

Alright thanks, are you supposed to stand straight or lean back a bit when doing the upright rows?.

[TBU720]

Upright rows are good. But honestly if you want to throw in some lateral raises with any heavy object you have laying around the house, that would probably help the process. Like a brick or something? Even a heavy kitchen pot or a gallon jug of water

[ZeusTheBeast]

Upright rows are good. But honestly if you want to throw in some lateral raises with any heavy object you have laying around the house, that would probably help the process. Like a brick or something? Even a heavy kitchen pot or a gallon jug of water

Tough to track progression that way , i think ill just stick with the upright rows until i am able to buy more dumbbells, cheers.

[GeneralSerpant]

Upright rows are good. But honestly if you want to throw in some lateral raises with any heavy object you have laying around the house, that would probably help the process. Like a brick or something? Even a heavy kitchen pot or a gallon jug of water

You could say the same thing with upright rows. At least in terms of something 'heavy'.

[Poseidon99]

Alright thanks, are you supposed to stand straight or lean back a bit when doing the upright rows?.

stand straight up. you can lean back a bit when you become exhausted and cannot do anymore strictly to crank out an extra rep or two.

[SammmyChannnnnn]

Alright thanks, are you supposed to stand straight or lean back a bit when doing the upright rows?.

Actually, contrary to how most people here would do it, I'd lean FORWARD a little bit.

Bent forward abit, knees slightly bent, chest out. Barbell should be hanging with slight space from the thighs. Rows to chest.

Think of the position of the deadlift at the top, when ALMOST locking out.


I found that when I row up, the bar won't have friction with my body or gym attire, and I can hit my side delts and rear delts better, as opposed to having more front delt involvement when I'm standing straight.

[Engineer_Guy]

Upright rows are definitely a better use of gym time than lateral raises.

[jolanar1]

Wide-grip upright row to lower chest is a great substitution. That's if your shoulders are fine.

This plus you want to make sure elbows are above hands the whole time. I love this exercise.

[ZeusTheBeast]

Thanks for the help, i would also like to know how you guys would incorporate the upright rows into my current routine?, this is the full body routine im currently doing:

Workout A

Squat 3x5
Bench 3x5
Rows 3x5
Dips 3x8
Curls 3x8
Shrugs 3x10
Calf raises 3x12

Workout B

Squat 3x5
Press 3x5
Deadlift 1x5
Chins 3x8
Skullcrushers 3x8
Face pulls 3x10
Weighted crunches 3x12

AxBxAxx


Where would you add them?, i was thinking alternating the shrugs with the upright rows?, or maybe replacing the shrugs with them?, how would everyone do it?, thanks.

[magician27]

i would keep lateral raises regardless

[ZeusTheBeast]

i would keep lateral raises regardless

I plan on doing these later down the road once i am able to buy more dumbbells, but for now upright rows are all i can do for side delts, where would you put them in my routine though?

[GymFreak25]

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[TheMinimalist85]

I plan on doing these later down the road once i am able to buy more dumbbells, but for now upright rows are all i can do for side delts, where would you put them in my routine though?

I am confused about your plans for purchasing new dumbbells. At this rate you would have to purchase an entire rack.

Why don't you just get two inexpensive spinlock dumbbell handles and a crap load of 10lbs and 20lbs plates. Voila, you have a lot of variable weights at a fraction of the cost.

Btw, how heavy are the dumbbells you currently have?