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Dumbbell Lateral Raise

Shoulders ·Dumbbell ·Beginner

Muscles worked

Delts Traps

How to do Dumbbell Lateral Raise

  1. Stand tall with a dumbbell in each hand, arms at your sides, palms facing your thighs.
  2. Set a slight bend in the elbows and lock that bend in place for the rest of the set.
  3. Brace the core, pull the shoulders back and down, and resist any urge to swing the torso.
  4. Raise both dumbbells out to the sides in a wide arc until the arms reach shoulder height.
  5. Pause briefly at the top with the wrists, elbows, and shoulders all roughly in one straight line.
  6. Lower the dumbbells under control over 2 to 3 seconds back to the start, fighting tension the whole way.

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