Kneeling Rear Fly
Muscle Groups: Shoulders, Upper back
Kneeling Rear Fly focuses on Shoulders, Upper back.
How to Perform
Follow these step-by-step instructions to perform Kneeling Rear Fly with proper form and technique.
- 1
Kneel on the floor with your knees hip-width apart and your feet flat on the ground.
- 2
Hinge forward at your hips, keeping your back straight, until your torso is nearly parallel to the floor.
- 3
Hold a light dumbbell in each hand, letting your arms hang straight down towards the floor with palms facing each other and a slight bend in your elbows.
- 4
Keeping that slight bend, raise the dumbbells out to the sides in a wide arc, squeezing your shoulder blades together at the top of the movement.
- 5
Continue raising until your arms are roughly parallel to the floor, or slightly higher, with your elbows pointing towards the ceiling.
- 6
Slowly lower the dumbbells back to the starting position with control, resisting gravity throughout the descent.
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