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Exercise Details

Target Muscle Group

Shoulders

Equipment Required

Barbell

Experience Level

Intermediate

Force Type

Pull

Secondary Muscles

Middle Back

Exercise Description

The lying rear delt barbell raise builds strong rear delts and better posture. This move fixes rounded shoulders and creates balanced shoulder development.

How To

1. Lie face down on a bench holding a barbell with an overhand grip, arms hanging straight down. 2. Keep your chest pressed against the bench and engage your core for stability. 3. Lift the barbell up and out to the sides using your rear delts, leading with your pinkies. 4. Squeeze your shoulder blades together at the top of the lying rear delt barbell raise movement. 5. Lower the weight slowly back to the starting position with control.

Form Tips

• Keep your chest glued to the bench throughout the entire lying rear delt barbell raise movement • Lead with your pinkies and keep your thumbs pointing down to target rear delts better • Use light weight - your rear delts are small muscles that don't need heavy loads • Control the negative portion of each rep for maximum muscle activation

Common Mistakes

• Using too much weight and letting momentum take over the lying rear delt barbell raise • Lifting your chest off the bench which turns this into a different exercise entirely • Letting your arms drift forward instead of keeping them perpendicular to your body

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