The upright row exercise, performed with elbows higher than wrists and significant weight, places the shoulder in a position used to test for impingement.

“So the upright row is when is, you know, done the way that people, you know, old school taught how to do the lift. You hold the barbell and you lift it up here up up under your chin. Your elbows are much higher than your wrists are. You've got lots of weight usually on the exercise. So more fully pushing your arms down to internal rotation. The funny thing about that is that that that position is literally the test as a physical therapist that we would put somebody in to try to see if they have impingement in their shoulder.”