An upright row pulls the dumbbells up along your body until your elbows reach shoulder height. This dumbbell upright row counter follows how high your elbows rise and counts each rep out loud.
Both arms are read together. Face the phone with the dumbbells in front of your thighs during the five-second countdown.
Phone setup
Stand the phone upright at chest height and step back a few steps, so your hips and your raised elbows both fit in the frame.
Face the phone with the dumbbells in front of your thighs.
- Raise your elbows once before you start and check the preview to see your hips and elbows both inside the frame.
Form cues
- Dumbbells at your thighs. Start with your arms down and the weights resting in front of your legs.
- Pull up close to your body. Keep the dumbbells traveling up along your torso as you lift.
- Raise your elbows to shoulder height. Elbows reaching shoulder height is the far position of the rep.
- Lower with control. Letting the weights return to your thighs completes the rep, so don't drop them.
Common mistakes
- Pulling with your hands. Let your elbows lead the lift instead of yanking the dumbbells with your wrists.
- Stopping low. An elbow that never climbs high enough doesn't reach the far position and isn't counted. Keep lifting to shoulder height.
- Stepping in too close. Your hips have to stay in the frame, along with your raised elbows. Step back until both fit.
How FitnessBruh counts it
The measurement is the angle at your shoulder: how high your elbows rise against your torso, from hip to shoulder to elbow. Arms down with the dumbbells at your thighs is the start, elbows at shoulder height is the far position, and lowering back down completes the rep.
Your hips are the anchor for that reading, which is why they must stay in the frame along with your raised elbows. Both arms are read together.
Counting starts after the camera has held a steady view of your shoulders and hips, so face the phone and stand tall while the countdown runs.
FAQ
Why do my hips need to be in the frame for an upright row?
They anchor the shoulder reading, so keep them in view along with your raised elbows.
How high should my elbows go?
To shoulder height. Elbows that never get that high don't reach the far position, and the rep isn't counted.
Where does the phone go for dumbbell upright rows?
Upright at chest height, a few steps back, with you facing it and your hips and raised elbows in the frame.
