Exercise
Smith Machine Rear Delt Row
Also known as: smith rear delt row, smith machine wide row, smith high row
Smith Machine Rear Delt Row is a compound exercise for the shoulders. Main target: posterior deltoid. Also works: traps, rhomboids and biceps. Equipment: smith machine.
Muscles worked
How to do it
- Set the Smith bar at mid-thigh height, hinge forward to about 45 degrees and grab the bar with a wide overhand grip.
- Pull the bar toward your upper chest with elbows flared out to the sides.
- Squeeze the rear delts at the top of the pull.
- Lower the bar under control and repeat.
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