Bodyweight Bent Over Rear Delt Fly

Perform the bodyweight bent over rear delt fly to target your rear deltoids effectively.

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and hinge at the hips, keeping your back straight.
  2. Extend your arms down towards the floor, palms facing each other.
  3. Raise your arms out to the sides until they are parallel to the ground, squeezing your shoulder blades together.
  4. Lower your arms back to the starting position and repeat.

How to perform the Bodyweight Bent Over Rear Delt Fly

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Bodyweight Bent Over Rear Delt Fly using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your deltoids.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your deltoids rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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