Shoulders · Dumbbell · Isolation · Beginner
Side Laterals to Front Raise
PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Shoulders
- Also working
- Traps
How to do it
- In a standing position, hold a pair of dumbbells at your side. This will be your starting position.
- Keeping your elbows slightly bent, raise the weights directly in front of you to shoulder height, avoiding any swinging or cheating.
- At the top of the exercise move the weights out in front of you, keeping your arms extended.
- Lower the weights with a controlled motion.
- On the next repetition, raise the weights in front of you to shoulder height before moving the weights laterally to your sides.
- Lower the weights to the starting position.
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 Raise · Bodyweight
- Shoulder Stretch · Bodyweight
- Side Lateral Raise · Dumbbell
- Side Wrist Pull · Bodyweight
- Single Dumbbell Raise · Dumbbell
- Single-Arm Linear Jammer · Barbell
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