How to do it
Keep your wrists neutral and aligned with your forearms the whole set.
- 1
Lie face down on an incline bench with your head at the top of the bench, holding a dumbbell in each hand.
- 2
Extend your arms out to the sides with a slight bend in the elbows.
- 3
Lift the dumbbells up until your arms are parallel to the floor, squeezing your shoulder blades together.
- 4
Lower the dumbbells back to the starting position.
- 5
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Expert tip
Keep your head supported on the bench to maintain proper alignment and isolate the rear deltoids more effectively.
Common mistakes
- ✕Raising the dumbbells above shoulder level
- ✕Locking the elbows fully straight
- ✕Bouncing the torso off the bench to lift