How to Do the Side Lateral Raise
💪 Shoulders🏋️ Dumbbell📊 Beginner🏷️ Strength
How to perform 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.
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Muscles worked
The Side Lateral Raise primarily targets your Shoulders. You'll need dumbbell.
Make it count toward your goal
Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Side Lateral Raise slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.