Beginner exercise

Incline Rear Delt Row

Also called DB Incline Rear Delt Row

  • Muscle Growth
  • Bodybuilding

Technique

How to perform Incline Rear Delt Row

  1. Set an incline bench around 30–45 degrees and lie chest-down with your feet supported on the floor.
  2. Hold a dumbbell in each hand with your palms facing each other and let your arms hang.
  3. Row toward your upper ribs with your elbows about 45 degrees from your torso.
  4. Let your shoulder blades draw together while keeping your chest against the bench and avoiding a shrug.
  5. Lower the dumbbells under control and allow your elbows to extend before the next repetition.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Posterior Deltoid, Rhomboid Major, Trapezius.

MuscleScoreRole
Posterior Deltoid0.8Target, Mover
Rhomboid Major0.8Target, Mover
Trapezius0.8Target, Mover
Brachialis0.5Mover