Side Lateral Raise

Shoulders · Dumbbell

How to do it

Standing, dumbbells at your sides, elbows with a small bend that never changes. Raise to shoulder height **leading with the elbows, not the hands**: imagine pouring water from the dumbbell, little finger slightly high. Lower slowly, the descent is half the exercise. You feel it right on the side of the shoulder. Two common mistakes: going above shoulder height (the traps take over) and using so much weight you start bouncing.

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