This Month's Workout

Lateral Raise

Movement Library · Side delts · Accessory

The setup

Stand tall, light dumbbells at your sides, soft elbows. Shoulders pulled down away from your ears before you start.

The movement

Raise the dumbbells out to shoulder height, pause one second, lower slowly. No swinging, no momentum. This is the movement where going lighter genuinely works better.

Feel it here: the side of your shoulders.

Not here: your neck. If your traps take over, drop the weight.

Check yourself

  • Shrugging on the way up? Too heavy.
  • Swinging or bouncing? Too heavy.
  • Going above shoulder height? Stop at shoulder level.

Weight (each hand): 2 to 6 kg (5 to 12 lb)

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