High- risk exercises

It seems okay at a glance. Since, it is being very general it should stay that way.

Upward rows....I'm guessing he/she means upright rows is a necessary movement for many athletes. Also, recreational lifters can find benefits of using a "snatch" grip when performing.

"Rounded back" deadlift...... I'm sure the author is just talking about the lower back. The upper back may round because of some shoulder protraction.....this is usually seen when a lifter lifts heavy weight.
 
I can't comment on those 2 exercises, I don't do either. But technically, every exercise is high-risk if you don't know how to do it correctly. Deadlifts, squats in particular, you could severely hurt yourself doing wrong.
 
a good rule of thumb is any exercise that takes your hands out of your view of sight is putting to mush stress on your rotator cuff.
If you are doing an exercise which takes your hands out of your field of vision do it very slow and gentle do not jerk or move suddenly just go at it easy with light to moderate weights.
 
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I agree. Sometimes I do behind the neck pulldowns, bu only very light just for warming up - never heavier at low reps. Upright rows... definitely do them with a snatch grip to the sternum or a tad higher.
 
I do behind the head (to the neck) presses, behind the neck pull downs, upright rows, and deep flyes.. I've never had a shoulder problem since I've incorporated RC exercises as a regular in my routine. I think people neglect their prehab, and those who do it take it to lightly and just breeze through it.
 
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I do behind the head (to the neck) presses, behind the neck pull downs, upright rows, and deep flyes.. I've never had a shoulder problem since I've incorporated RC exercises as a regular in my routine. I think people neglect their prehab, and those who do it take it to lightly and just breeze through it.
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Well said..... none of these exercises are "truly" wrong unless someone does not have the understanding or skill set to execute properly (which was already stated in so many words).
Doing slow - gentle - light stuff ....gets you nowhere quick and nowhere slow.
 
The problem with upright rows is not in the movement itself. The problem lies in the way your shoulder is constructed (the shape of your Acromion) and possible impingement at the A/C joint. Some people can do upright rows until the cows come home with no problems because they have no impingement. Other people will have problems after one set. If they don’t bother you then it’s fine to do them. If it does bother you in the slightest I would not recommend doing them at all….ever. But the bottom line with this exercise is that the shape of the bones in your shoulder determine if this exercise is OK to do or if you should not.
if i were to do upright rows i would use a wide grip and go no higher than the nipples,close grip and going to high gives me problems.

same as anything behind neck also gives me problems,and infront means i can use more weight anyway.
 
Buzz, it did bother be when I was a teen and did too much ventral (anterior) delt work. But I read up on it and continued with my RC routine and it slowly and surely went away, I continued and they now do nothing but up my big lifts. Although I understand that some may be more prone to it, that doesn't mean there's nothing they can do about it.
 
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