Demo & instructions
Dumbbell Lateral Raise
Also known as: Lateral Raise, Side Raise, Dumbbell Side Lateral Raise
Instructions
You lift light dumbbells out to your sides until your arms are level with your shoulders. The most direct way to build the side of the shoulder, and it needs very little weight.
- Movement
- Shoulder raise
- Type
- Isolation
- Level
- Beginner
- Typical range
- 8–25 reps
Setup
- 1Stand tall with a light dumbbell in each hand, palms facing your thighs.
- 2Keep a small, fixed bend in your elbows and lean your torso forward just a touch.
Execution
- 1Raise both arms out to the sides, leading with your elbows.
- 2Stop when your hands reach about shoulder height.
- 3Lower the dumbbells slowly back to your sides without letting them rest against you.
Breathing
Exhale as the arms rise; inhale as they lower.
Target
Equipment
Muscles worked
Equipment
Training use
Strength
Muscle building
Endurance
Conditioning
