Form cues
- Lead with your elbows
- Keep shoulders down
- Lift to shoulder height
- Control the lowering
Exercise
Dumbbell Seated Lateral Raise
Shoulders, dumbbell
A seated shoulder isolation exercise where you raise dumbbells out to the sides to target the delts.
Target: delts. Also works: traps, upper back.
Steps
- Sit upright on a bench with your feet flat on the floor and a dumbbell in each hand at your sides.
- Set your shoulders down and keep a soft bend in your elbows.
- Raise both arms out to your sides until the dumbbells reach about shoulder height.
- Pause briefly at the top without shrugging your shoulders.
- Lower the dumbbells back to your sides with control and repeat.
Common mistakes
- Swinging the torso to start the lift
- Shrugging the shoulders up toward the ears
- Lifting the dumbbells higher than shoulder level
- Straightening the elbows into a stiff arm
Breathing
Exhale as you raise the dumbbells out to the sides, and inhale as you lower them back down.
In the app, search for Dumbbell Seated Lateral Raise and add it to a workout.