rear delt builder pulling the dumbbells to your ears with your elbows leading
run it face down on an incline bench: standing, gravity pulls down while you
pull back, so the rear delt gets almost nothing and your front delts just hold
the weight up
face down the line of pull matches gravity, and rotating your hands out at the
finish takes the rear delt through its full job
Execution
Set an incline bench to roughly 45 degrees and lie face down on it with a
dumbbell in each hand, arms hanging straight down, palms facing back.
pull the dumbbells up towards your ears, leading with your elbows
rotate your hands outward as you pull
finish with the dumbbells beside your ears, thumbs pointing back
lower them under control back into the hang
keep your chest on the pad throughout
Cheat the weight up as needed to keep the reps coming, and control the return.
Purpose
rear delt builder pulling the dumbbells to your ears with your elbows leading
run it face down on an incline bench: standing, gravity pulls down while you
pull back, so the rear delt gets almost nothing and your front delts just hold
the weight up
face down the line of pull matches gravity, and rotating your hands out at the
finish takes the rear delt through its full job
Execution
Set an incline bench to roughly 45 degrees and lie face down on it with a
dumbbell in each hand, arms hanging straight down, palms facing back.
pull the dumbbells up towards your ears, leading with your elbows
rotate your hands outward as you pull
finish with the dumbbells beside your ears, thumbs pointing back
lower them under control back into the hang
keep your chest on the pad throughout
Cheat the weight up as needed to keep the reps coming, and control the return.