What's The Difference Btw These Exercises??

[pebblesus]

OK, Ive checked online and looked in magazines and checked out the bodybuilding website and Im still very confused..

What is the difference btw the rear flyes, rear raises, back flyes, t-backs, rear lateral raise, reverse flyes, bent horizontal row, inclined bench row, cambered row.. and all the other names given to (what appear to me) to be the same exercise?

They are basically either bent or flat back positions (either standing or on bench) that use the "reverse" fly motion with palms facing either towards each other or horizontally. I have seen them used with barbells, dumbells and even the bands. I have done them all.

The only real difference in them is whether they have the word "rear delt" or "back" in them?

So what Im asking here is which ones are actually for REAR DELTS and which ones are actually for the BACK?

I have looked up exercises to try on sites and in magazines and they all look to be the SAME exercise (just different degrees of tilt) yet one claims to be for rear delts and the other for the back/rhomboids?

The Bodybuilding website was great because it had the diagram of the muscles of the body.. you click on the muscle group and it lists all the different exercises with photos of how to do them. I thought that it would help clear it up, but left it just as confusing. Some of the photos they had were to same for the back AND for the rear delt exercises.

Anyone please explain the difference to me?

(unless it's just where I put my MIND that makes the difference lol

 

[NathL]

I'm curious to know the answer too!
Nathalie

 

[lala1]

Good question. I went to the website you mentioned and although some also work traps or tris along with shoulders, I see what you mean. Some of these seem to be the same with perhaps different equipment or different angles of the body, but I, too am confused...Anyone???

 

[kathryn]

IMO, they all work basically the same areas--rear delt and upper/outer back-- with one main difference. Some (like 'rear shoulder flyes') focus on the posterior deltoid by keeping the hands more forward (the body is in almost a "Y" shape), the same move done with the arms back farther hits the upper/outer back, and some rhomboid, as well as some rear shoulder, rather than isolating the shoulders more (so while one can't lift heavy with the first version, one can go heavier with the second because larger muscles are helping out.

So, to answer your question, to isolate the rear shoulder more, do exercisese with dumbells where you are bent over, and the hands come out forward of the shoulder line to the side (whatever those exercises may be called).