Shoulders · Barbell
Skier Barbell Bent Over Reverse Raise
How to do the skier barbell bent over reverse raise, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Hold a barbell with both hands and hinge forward at the hips until your torso is near parallel to the floor. Keeping a soft bend in your elbows, sweep the bar back and up behind you in a skier motion, squeezing your rear shoulders, then lower under control.
- 1Your rear delts and upper back pulling the bar back and up
- 2Shoulder blades squeezing together at the top of each rep
- 3A stable, braced torso anchoring the hinge
Common mistakes
- Using your lower back or momentum to swing the weight up
- Standing up out of the hinge as you raise the bar
- Shrugging your shoulders toward your ears
Muscles worked
The skier barbell bent over reverse raise mainly works the rear delts and mid traps, with the lats, lower back, upper traps, and lower traps assisting.
- Rear DeltsPrimary
- Mid TrapsPrimary
- LatsSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- Upper TrapsSupport
- Lower TrapsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- GlutesMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- Side DeltsMinor
- External RotatorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.