Upper Back & Rear Delts (Muscle Group Series Part 2) | PD Podcast Ep.20

Today’s episode is the second in a series focusing on individual muscle groups. We will be covering the function of each muscle, common training mistakes/misconceptions, our go-to exercises and why we program them for our clients, and key execution techniques and application. This episode will take a deep dive look into the upper back and rear delts.

As always, it is our goal not only to supply you, the listener, with valuable insights on the topics or questions but also to plant some seeds for further research and thought. Without further ado, let’s get into today’s episode.

Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction to Today's Episode

(0:59) Muscles of Attention: Rear Delts, Traps, Rhomboids, Teres

(2:10) Main Function of the Rear Delts

(3:10) Main Function of the Traps

(4:40) Main Function of the Rhomboids

(5:06) Main Function of the Teres

(7:47) It's Not Just Traps & Rear Delts: How All of the Upper Back Works Together

(13:53) Common Training Mistakes

(21:23) Differences in Arm Angles for Training Upper Back vs Rear Delts

(33:26) Favorite Exercises for Upper Back & Rear Delts

(39:53) Angles are the Name of the Game—Diversify Angles, Diversify Exercises

(43:18) Grip Tips for Training the Upper Back & Rear Delts

(47:22) Wrap-Up & Some Execution Tips to Help Nail Form

Additional Resources:

Austin’s Book: Science of Strength Training (US link) - https://amzn.to/2S0S3iY

Austin's Book: Science of Strength Training (UK link) - https://amzn.to/3w9AUCh

Upper Back/Rear Delt-Focused YouTube Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX764SrJPniStNqo3OZG_PvCI6-56ksKI

Complete Anatomy App - https://3d4medical.com

Prime 4N1 Bar - https://primefitnessusa.com/product/prime-ro-t8-4n1

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