Instructions
- Stand with your feet hip-width apart and a slight bend in your knees.
- Hold a cable handle in each hand with your arms at your sides and the cables crossing in front of you.
- Engage your core muscles and keep your back straight.
- Lift your arms out to the sides until they are parallel to the floor, keeping a slight bend in your elbows.
- Pause at the top of the movement, squeezing your shoulder muscles.
- Slowly lower your arms back down to the starting position.
Categorisation
| Category: | Lateral Raise |
| Typical discipline: | Bodybuilding |
| Type: | Primary Isolation |
| Primary body segment: | Upper |
| Movement: | Push |
Equipment
| Machine: | Cable Machine |
| Attachment: | Handle Attachment |
Muscles
| Primary: | Deltoid Lateral |
| Secondary: | Trapezius Middle, Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, Serratus Anterior, Trapezius Upper |
Bodyweight percentage lifted
| Male: | 3.6% |
| Female: | 3.2% |