Shoulders · Leverage Machine
Lever Seated Reverse Fly
How to do the lever seated reverse fly, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Leverage Machine
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- HorizontalPull
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Sit facing the chest pad of the lever reverse fly machine and grip the handles with arms extended in front of you. Sweep your arms back and out in a wide arc, squeezing your shoulder blades together, then return under control.
- 1Your rear delts and mid-back driving the arms back
- 2A squeeze between your shoulder blades at the back of the rep
- 3Your chest staying flat against the pad the whole time
Common mistakes
- Do not shrug your traps up toward your ears
- Avoid bending your elbows to pull the weight
- Do not let the handles snap back on the return
Muscles worked
The lever seated reverse fly mainly works the rear delts and mid traps, with the external rotators assisting.
- Rear DeltsPrimary
- Mid TrapsPrimary
- External RotatorsSupport
- LatsMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Lower TrapsMinor
Kovo programs the lever seated reverse fly for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
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Last reviewed June 2026.