Welcome back to Get Fit Guy. I'm your host, Dr. Jonathan Sue. Every week, I'll share science-backed tips to help you get fit, stay fit, and optimize performance.

It's not every day that you hear someone say, it's rear delts day at the gym.

You typically hear people say it's shoulder day, and you see popular exercises such as the

overhead press, front or lateral raises, and upright rows being performed. Don't get me wrong,

these are all great shoulder exercises for strengthening your deltoids.

Delts for short. The large triangular shaped muscles that give your shoulders the rounded contour.

I know because I use all of these exercises as part of my workout routine.

The problem is that none of these exercises actually target your rear delts.

Rear delts, you ask? Yes, the all-important rear delts that our high school PE teacher conveniently

never taught us about. Our delts are made up of three distinct parts, front, mid, and rear. And all of the previously mentioned

shoulder exercises target either the front or mid delts. The rear delts are frequently ignored or

forgotten about. That's a problem because giving the rear delts a little love and attention

can help you improve posture,

reduce the risk of injuries, and boost athletic performance.

Let's not also forget that strong rear delts also look great in a tank top.

In this episode, I'm going to give you a crash course on shoulder anatomy,

explain the benefits of working

your rear delts, and show you how to perform three of my favorite rear del exercises.

One of the main muscles that moves your shoulder is your deltoid.

The word deltoid comes from the Greek letter delta, which is shaped like a triangle.

Your deltoids are named as such because they look like

an upside-down triangle. Actually, they're shaped more like a half cone, but close enough. This muscle

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