Deltoid Posterior


Summary

Location: On the back of the shoulder joint.

Information

Group: Shoulder
Subgroup: Deltoid
Side(s) of body: Front, Back
Function/action: Shoulder Extensor, Shoulder External Rotator

Details

Joint: Shoulder
Bone: Humerus, Scapula, Clavicle
Origin: Spine of the scapula (shoulder blade) and the posterior border of the acromion process.
Insertion: Deltoid tuberosity of humerus.

Exercises

Primary muscle in: Seated Cable Row, Dumbbell Incline Y Raise, Dumbbell Row, Dumbbell Seal Row, One Arm Seated Cable Row, Cable Reverse Fly, Dumbbell Reverse Fly, Machine Reverse Fly, Bent Over Row, Chest Supported Dumbbell Row, Machine Row, Meadows Row, Seal Row, T Bar Row, Yates Row, Renegade Row, Inverted Row, Table Inverted Row, Lying Bodyweight Y Raise, Standing Bodyweight Y Raise, Bag Row, Pendlay Row
Secondary muscle in: Face Pull, Lat Pulldown, One Arm Face Pull, Dumbbell Incline Y Raise, Dumbbell Face Pull, Chin Up, Close Grip Lat Pulldown, Neutral Grip Pull Up, One Arm Lat Pulldown, Pull Up, Reverse Grip Lat Pulldown, Cable External Rotation, Dumbbell External Rotation, Dumbbell Lying External Rotation, Closet Pull Up, One Arm Pull Up, Seated Table Pull Up, Muscle Up, Ring Muscle Up, Lying Bag Face Pull, Lying Bodyweight Y Raise, Standing Bodyweight Y Raise