5-Rear Deltoid Exercises you've NEVER TRIED
5-Rear Deltoid Exercises you’ve NEVER TRIED
5-Rear Deltoid Exercises you’ve NEVER TRIED
The deltoids are 1-muscle with 3-parts: Anterior, Medial or Lateral and Posterior. It received its name from resembling the Greek letter delta from the word “deltoeides” which means, “shaped like the letter delta.”
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The deltoids are part of the shoulder because of where they originate. We use THIEME Atlas of Anatomy General Anatomy and Musculoskeletal System Second Edition because our board of education members Dr. Chad Waterbury & The Prehab Guys used during their DPT program at USC. The origin of the deltoids are as follows:
Anterior Deltoid: Lateral third of clavicle
Medial / Lateral Deltoid: Lateral surface of Acromion
Posterior Deltoid: Spine of Scapula
Think of the origin like the spine of a book, it is stapled down and does not move. The origin is more proximal while the insertion is the most distal part. The insertion for the deltoids is the deltoid tuberosity of the humerus.
The actions for the deltoids are as follows:
Anterior Deltoid: Flexion, Horizontal adduction, Internal Rotation & adduction.
Medial / Lateral Deltoid: Abduction of humerus to 90 degrees.
Posterior Deltoid: Extension, Horizontal Abduction, Scaption, External Rotation & adduction.
Gym bros like to call the posterior deltoid the REAR DELTOID. Here are 5-rear deltoid variations that you have never tried before.
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