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Working Around an Injury with a Special Sort of Hybrid Seated Row/Upright Row with Mike O'Hearn

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Mike O'Hearn advising a man with a hybrid Seated Row (Pronated Grip)/Upright Row at Gold's Gym Venice, California in a video posted about 7:30 AM PST/9:30 AM CST. At first glance, the exercise looks like a Seated Row, but some might contend it is more like an Upright Row. An interesting encounter with Mike O'Hearn as he instructs an unidentified male adult on a variation of the Seated Row, or what may be better described as a variation on the Upright Row. It looks like a Close-Grip Seated Row, but the man's forearms are pronated during the grip, and the elbows are positioned high. Haven't tried this yet, but it looks like the rotator cuff is not impinged with the pronated grip, which allows the elbows to be tracked higher, which improves the isolation of the posterior deltoids (rear delts). There will be an updated after this motion is attempted in practice. Initially, recommending using a close-grip attachment that has somewhat of a V-shape to minimize radial dev...