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Back Isolation Exercises
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(1) Prone Reverse-Flys (for back, not rear delts)
- head slightly over the edge of the bench (looking at the ground)
- keep trunk tight to the bench throughout (more chest than abs)
- reach for opposite walls on the way up keeping arms as far away as possible throughout
- imagine a line running from one wrist to the other and try to contract everything across it
- at the bottom, try not to come inside the shoulders, avoid resting / relaxing the working muscle; really fight the negative and aim for constant controlled movement
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(2) Reverse Pec Deck Flys (for back, not rear delts)
- keep hips behind shoulders slightly / more chest against the pad and less stomach
- keep arms rigid and shoulders retracted
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(3) Band Pull-Aparts
- Abs tight
- Pronated grip and elbows rigid
- Rear delt emphasis: keep scapula slightly protracted
- Mid-back emphasis: allow full protraction and retraction
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(4) High Pulley Pull-Aparts
(standing, supported)
- Apply outward force on the handles as if you are trying to rip it apart
- Brace against pad or support with hips
- Set pulley above eye level
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(5) Prone DB Retractions
- Elbows rigid and neck neutral
- Pinch the scapula together (this NOT a shrugging movement)
