Shoulders · Cable
Cable Incline Rear Delt Fly with Back Support
How to do the cable incline rear delt fly with back support, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Cable
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- HorizontalPull
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Set two low cable pulleys and sit on an incline bench facing the machine with your back supported against the pad. Grab the opposite-side handles so the cables cross in front of you, arms extended forward, then pull them out and back in a wide arc as you squeeze your shoulder blades. Control the handles back to the stretched position.
- 1Feel your rear delts driving your arms back in a wide arc
- 2Squeeze your shoulder blades together at the end of each rep
- 3Keep your back pinned to the pad and your elbows soft
Common mistakes
- Do not bend your elbows to turn it into a row
- Do not shrug your shoulders up toward your ears
- Do not let the cables pull your arms forward too fast; control the return
Muscles worked
The cable incline rear delt fly with back support mainly works the rear delts, with the mid traps, upper traps, side delts, and external rotators assisting.
- Rear DeltsPrimary
- Mid TrapsSupport
- Upper TrapsSupport
- Side DeltsSupport
- External RotatorsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Lower TrapsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.