Dumbbell Lateral Raise
Dumbbell Lateral Raise works your deltoid muscle with assistance from the supraspinatus and trapezius muscles.
INTERMEDIATE
Seated Lateral Raise
Seated Lateral Raise is an effective shoulder-strengthening exercise that helps tone your shoulder muscles and a part of the upper back muscles. This exercise targets the deltoid muscles and some trapezius fibers as well.
Instructions
- Hold a pair of dumbbells in your hands and sit on a flat bench in an upright position. Your arms should hang at your sides and your palms facing each other.
- With your elbows slightly bent, raise your arms out to the sides until they are parallel to the floor. Pause in this position and then slowly return the weight to the starting position.
Tips
- Keep your head stable, and your chin parallel to the floor throughout the movement.
Alternative Exercises
Bent-Over Lateral Raise
Bent-Over Lateral Raise targets your shoulders'' posterior portion and your upper back muscles. This is an excellent exercise to add to an upper-body strengthening routine when your goal is to tone and sculpt your shoulders, arms, and back.
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