Cable Rear Drive
Description
The cable rear drive is a rear deltoid exercise where you stand facing a cable at mid-height and pull the handle straight back behind you with a straight arm, driving the arm back past your hip. It targets the rear delt through a shoulder extension arc rather than a fly arc.
Equipment Required
Cable Rear Drive Instructions
- Set a cable to chest or shoulder height. Attach a D-handle.
- Face the cable. Grip the handle with one hand, arm extended forward.
- Step back for tension.
- Pull the handle straight back past your hip by driving your arm behind you. Keep your arm straight.
- Squeeze your rear delt and lat at the end position.
- Slowly return to the starting position.
- Complete reps, then switch arms.
- Aim for 12 to 15 reps per side.
Cable Rear Drive Form & Visual
Cable Rear Drive Benefits
- Targets the rear delt through extension arc
- Different stimulus than fly or row patterns
- Constant cable tension
- Easy to load progressively
- Builds rear delt and lat together
- Strict unilateral isolation
Cable Rear Drive Muscles Worked
- Posterior deltoid
- Latissimus dorsi
- Teres major
- Triceps (long head, slight)
