Shoulders · Dumbbell · Isolation · Beginner
Side Lateral Raise
Primary
- Main muscles
- Shoulders
How to do it
- Pick a couple of dumbbells and stand with a straight torso and the dumbbells by your side at arms length with the palms of the hand facing you. This will be your starting position.
- While maintaining the torso in a stationary position (no swinging), lift the dumbbells to your side with a slight bend on the elbow and the hands slightly tilted forward as if pouring water in a glass. Continue to go up until you arms are parallel to the floor. Exhale as you execute this movement and pause for a second at the top.
- Lower the dumbbells back down slowly to the starting position as you inhale.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the shoulders as its main muscle and is also a push, on a different piece of equipment.
Other shoulder exercises
- Shoulder Press - With Bands · Bands
- Shoulder Raise · Bodyweight
- Shoulder Stretch · Bodyweight
- Side Laterals to Front Raise · Dumbbell
- Side Wrist Pull · Bodyweight
- Single Dumbbell Raise · Dumbbell
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