Train the rear delt – The how too

To train for balanced shoulder development, we need a variety of shoulder exercises. With an overhead press, side raises, and rear delt flyes, we target all 3 heads of the shoulder joint.
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But today, let’s look into a smaller muscle group at the shoulder joint that mainly contributes to shoulder stabilization: The Rotator Cuffs. The shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint, which makes it very mobile. A collection of 4 muscles known together as the “rotator cuffs” surround your shoulder joint and allow your arm to move around in different directions while keeping it in the shoulder socket.
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Having underdeveloped rotator cuffs is something that can lead to poor shoulder stability during strength training. So incorporating some light rotator cuff exercises into your routine can be of help. If you swipe left, you can see a few rotator cuff exercises.
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The first exercise is the cable external rotation, I like to use this during my upper body warm-up routine. The second exercise is facepulls, which is a handy exercise since it helps you train the rear delt and rotator cuffs simultaneously. Training light band/cable external rotations during your warm-up and incorporating facepulls in your training is sufficient for most people to develop strong rotator cuffs.