Band Reverse Fly – FitnessBlender

Hi Kelly. I was searching around for a good rear delt exercise when I came across your video. Now, to be clear, your exercise philosophies and my exercise philosophies are probably as different as night and day, so you can take this however you want. Now, before I continue, I want you to know that you have excellent technique. However, notice that I said "excellent" and not "perfect". Also, there's another matter that I would like to address in a second, but first, since the position that you're in is similar to a deadlifting position, I think it would help if you were to look upward at a distant object, instead of looking down/forward (It's the same head/neck position you do when you are performing a push-up). This can help to prevent unnecessary curvature of the spine. The other matter that I would like to address is that it seems unnecessary to bend over like that in the first place. To be more precise, the reason that you are supposed to bend over during that exercise is because it was originally designed with dumbells in mind, which use gravity as a source of resistance. However, since you are using resistance bands, which produce resistance in a linear fashion (i.e., they stretch), it seems to be completely unnecessary to bend over like that. What I would recommend is for you to attach a door anchor as high as it will comfortably go (because everyone is different heights), grab the band(s) and step back a few paces. This is a bit hard to explain, but your arms should be in a position similar to the one they would be in if you were about to hug some relatives you hadn't seen in awhile (Sorry, I couldn't think of a "smart" way to explain that.). The reason for this is that the "normal" starting position (at the center of the chest) is, theoretically, flawed because it may lead to the engagement of the pectoral muscles and the disengagement of the rear deltoid muscles. This is the opposite of what we want because muscles grow better when under constant tension (which the "correct" way doesn't provide). Anyway, lean back a little bit (not necessary, but it can help) and (carefully) pull the resistance band(s) as far back as they will go (It will probably only be a few inches.). Then, slowly bring the band(s) back to the starting position. This will, theoretically, engage the rear delts to a much higher degree. Overall, I think that your video was good, but you (and I) still have a lot to learn. Then again, I'm not a certified personal trainer like you (probably) are, so you might want to take all of what I say with a grain of salt. In conclusion, I wish you the best on your YouTube Fitness endeavours. 🙂