dumbbell lying on floor rear delt raise

A shoulders exercise targeting the delts, performed with dumbbell.

dumbbell lying on floor rear delt raise demonstration
dumbbell lying on floor rear delt raise — demonstration

Body part

Shoulders

Equipment

Dumbbell

Target muscles

Delts

Secondary muscles

Trapezius, Rhomboids

How to do dumbbell lying on floor rear delt raise

  1. Lie face down on the floor with a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing each other.

  2. Extend your arms straight out in front of you, keeping a slight bend in your elbows.

  3. Engaging your shoulder muscles, lift your arms up and out to the sides, squeezing your shoulder blades together.

  4. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your arms back down to the starting position.

  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Delts

Secondary

TrapeziusRhomboids

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