How to Do Reverse Machine Fly: Muscles Worked & Proper Form

Muscles Worked in Reverse Machine Flyes

Primary muscles worked:

• Rear Deltoid
• Rotator Cuff

Secondary muscles worked:

• Trapezius

How to Do Reverse Machine Flyes

1. Adjust the chest support and handles so that you can grip the handles at shoulder height and get a long range of motion.
2. With just a slight bend in the arms, pull the handles backward by bringing your arms out to the sides.
3. Reverse the movement and let the handles go back to the starting position.

Commentary

Reverse machine flyes is an isolation exercise for the muscles that horisontally extend your upper arms, and thus trains many of the antagonists of common pressing exercises.