Dumbbell Lateral Raise

Stand or sit tall with a dumbbell in each hand at the sides, elbows slightly bent and a small forward torso lean.

Raise the arms out to the sides to roughly shoulder height, then lower under control.

• Lead with the elbows
• Keep the neck relaxed
• Lower slowly rather than dropping

• Swinging the weights with the torso
• Shrugging the shoulders up
• Going far above shoulder height with heavy loads

• Seated lateral raise
• Lean-away single-arm lateral raise

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