Wiki/Exercises/Rear Delt Fly

Rear Delt Fly

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Anatomical illustration of the deltoid muscle of the shoulder
Anatomical illustration of the deltoid muscle of the shoulder. Illustration by DrJanaOfficial, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Primary muscle

shoulders

Equipment

dumbbell

Secondary muscles

back

How to perform

Hinge forward at the hips until your torso is close to parallel with the floor, or use a chest supported bench. Hold light dumbbells hanging straight down, elbows slightly bent. Raise your arms out to the sides in a wide arc, leading with the elbows. Squeeze at the top, then lower under control. Common mistakes: using too much weight and turning it into a row, and letting the torso rise as you lift.

Worth watching

The Best And Worst Shoulder Exercises by Jeff Nippard, on YouTube. It covers this movement as part of a wider look at the muscle rather than as a lesson in it. Embedded with no tracking cookies until you press play.