shoulder abduction
Dumbbell Lateral Raise
The dumbbell lateral raise trains shoulder abduction with a controlled arc. Lighter loading and steady repetitions usually work better than swinging heavier weights.
- Primary
- shoulders
- Secondary
- traps
- Equipment
- dumbbells
- Mechanic
- isolation
Setup
- — Stand tall with light dumbbells at your sides.
- — Keep a soft bend in the elbows.
Execution
- — Raise the arms out and slightly forward to a comfortable height.
- — Lower slowly without resting the weights on the body.
Breathing & coaching
- — Exhale during the raise.
- — Inhale during the lowering phase.
- — Lead with the elbows.
- — Keep the neck relaxed.
Safety & common mistakes
- — Use a pain-free height.
- — Reduce load if control is lost.
- — Swinging the torso.
- — Shrugging aggressively.
Progressions
- — Cable lateral raise
Regressions
- — One-arm supported lateral raise