Upright rows with an ez Curl bar?

[SplitPea]

Hi, fairly new to all this so sorry if this has been covered before.! I understand that upright rows are quite often the cause of shoulder injuries. I've had bad shoulders in the past so I'm not really up for shredding my rotator cuffs again. I'm planning on doing about 4 weeks of upright rows just to mix it up a bit as I always do shoulder presses and have reached a bit of a plateau. Would using an ez curl bar dramatically lower the risk of injury due to less wrist rotation?? Thanks

[BIgOrange865]

Wrist position with an ez curl bar may help reduce stress on the wrists. However proper form done slow and methodical without a jerking motion will probably help more to reduce shoulder injury. Rotator cuff injuries take a long time to recover from and using a lighter weight would be ideal. Also I've noticed my elbows can hit the weights when I do upright rows with a curl bar.

[Garage Rat]

No not really.
Wrist position is locked(hands facing body) wether its a straight bar or ez curl bar.
Safer would be maybe using dumbells so your not totally locked in a groove with your arms.

[thejosef]

Eh, why risk it? If you must, then just don't go crazy high with them.. stop slightly above nipple height. And maybe start doing some internal/external rotations with bands or dbs for those rotator cuffs if you aren't already..

[ironwill2008]

No not really.
Wrist position is locked(hands facing body) wether its a straight bar or ez curl bar.

^^^^ This.

It's not hand or wrist position that causes potential problems (for some trainees) with Upright Rows but rather motion of the upper arms relative to the shoulders.

Safer would be maybe using dumbells so your not totally locked in a groove with your arms.

^^^^ This is definitely worth a try; no longer having the hands bridged by a a bar may allow you to use this variant. But if you still feel any discomfort in your shoulder joints, stop. There are other ways to work your middle delts; find one that's pain-free.