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Horizontal Pull · Beginner

Dumbbell Rear-Delt Row

Compound horizontal pull exercise using dumbbell.
Movement pattern
Horizontal Pull
Difficulty
Beginner
Equipment
Dumbbell
Mechanics
Compound
Sides
Bilateral
Main plane
Transverse

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How to do the Dumbbell Rear-Delt Row

Not yet reviewed — the technique guide for this exercise hasn't been signed off, so it isn't published here yet.

Muscles worked

Primary

Secondary

How the knowledge graph models this movement

Each joint action, with the role and emphasis the graph assigns each muscle. These are qualitative anatomical labels, not measured muscle activation.

  • Shoulder horizontal abductionprimary action

    Posterior deltoid (prime mover, high emphasis); Infraspinatus (synergist, moderate emphasis); Teres minor (synergist, low emphasis); Latissimus dorsi (synergist, low emphasis)

  • Scapula retractionprimary action

    Trapezius (prime mover, high emphasis); Rhomboids (prime mover, high emphasis)

  • Elbow flexionsecondary action

    Brachialis (synergist, moderate emphasis); Brachioradialis (synergist, moderate emphasis); Biceps brachii (synergist, low emphasis)

  • Spine extensionsecondary action

    Erector spinae (stabilizer, moderate emphasis); Multifidus (stabilizer, low emphasis)

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