Side lying lateral raise
- Lie on your side on the floor or a bench, with your legs stacked. Hold a dumbbell in your top hand with your arm resting across your body.
- Keeping your arm relatively straight, lift the dumbbell in an arc until it's pointing toward the ceiling.
- Slowly lower the dumbbell with control back to the starting position. Complete all reps on one side before switching.
Tips
- Keep your body stacked and stable throughout the set so that the dumbbell travels in a clean arc directly above your shoulder.
- Maintain a slight, consistent bend in your elbow throughout the movement rather than locking the arm completely straight.
- Lower the dumbbell at a controlled pace so that it returns to the starting position without dropping under its own weight.
Common mistakes
- Rolling the torso backward as the dumbbell rises, which changes the body position established at the start of the set.
- Swinging the dumbbell upward by bending the elbow sharply mid-rep instead of lifting with a relatively straight arm.
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