Looking to bring up your rear delts? Here are two effective exercises that target the back of the shoulders—one focuses on the contracted position, while the other emphasizes the stretched position: Try incorporating these into your next training program to round out your shoulder development. For more great rear delt movements, check out Lateral Thinking…

If your goal is to build “barn door” wide shoulders, try tube laterals where you overload the top range. Here’s an example of elastic resistance providing a greater overload where you want it. For fun, combine them with dumbbells and use a jettison technique where you release the tube once you reach failure and continue…

Explore lateral raise variations and shoulder-training strategies that use different angles, rep ranges, and movement patterns to build wider, stronger, and more balanced delts.