B Over Lateral Raises Problem

[DarkLord]

Guys I'm having problems with bent over lateral raises. I use just enough weight for the movement and no matter how much I can handle with good form I just cannot feel the rear delts working. The only time I've ever felt them work is performing close grip pulldowns on the double d bar but every thing just doesn't seem to work. I need some help and advice please.:confused:

[Todd]

Try this link for proper exercise execution, and make sure you are doing it right.

Or try these various other exercises for the rear delts, if you find that dumbells don't work well for you.

1) Bent-over Cable Laterals
2) Seated Bent-over Rear Lateral Raises

[maverick]

Try less weight and do them slowly, squeezing your rear delts at the peak of the contraction.

You could try doing them on a 45 degree incline bench. That might help some.

[smm3]

If your cable pulleys are adjustable, put them at shoulder height and just do them standing up.

Kinda like a reverse chest fly.

[threenorns]

most importantly, keep your elbows HIGH to activate the posterior deltoids. the elbow should be coming up level with your shoulder, not tucked down.

i use a machine for back delts - i find it's too difficult to balance in such a way that i get proper range for back delts. the machine i use is one of those jobs where you face out for pec deck, face in for back flyes.

[gcs118]

You could always do face pulls or lat pulldowns to the forehead. It's pretty hard not to work the rear delts with these exercises.