10/29/2026
đ„ YOUR REAR DELTS DONâT NEED A BIGGER DUMBBELL.
THEY NEED YOU TO STOP TURNING EVERY RAISE INTO A ROW.
Chest support can take body swing out of the exerciseâbut only if you keep your chest on the pad.
TODAYâS HACK: CHOOSE THE ARM PATH BEFORE THE WEIGHT.
Thereâs an important distinction in this image:
âïž Y-RAISE: arms travel diagonally overhead, emphasising lower-trap work.
âïž REVERSE FLY / T-RAISE: arms travel out to the sides, putting the rear delts more directly in the picture.
Both can belong in a program. They arenât the same exercise.
FOR A CONTROLLED CHEST-SUPPORTED REAR-DELT RAISE:
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Start with very light dumbbellsâor practise unloaded
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Support your chest and keep your neck comfortable
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Maintain a small, consistent bend in your elbows
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Raise out to the sides through a comfortable range
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Lower deliberately without bouncing or lifting your torso
If you keep bending your elbows to pull the weights toward your ribs, youâve changed the movement toward a row.
Rows arenât bad. Theyâre simply a different exercise.
Choose a load you can control, and stop if the movement causes pain. The big dumbbells in the illustration are not a starting-weight recommendation.
TRAIN THE MOVEMENT.
DONâT PERFORM FOR THE WEIGHT RACK. đ
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Which is harder for you: going lighter or keeping the last reps strict?