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Strength exercise

Barbell Lateral Raise

How to do it

  1. Load a barbell with light plates and hold it with a wide overhand grip in front of the thighs.
  2. Set the feet shoulder width apart with a soft bend in the knees and a slight forward lean.
  3. Keep a slight bend in the elbows and raise the bar out and up in an arc away from the body.
  4. Stop once the bar reaches roughly shoulder height, letting the shoulders and lateral deltoids drive the lift.
  5. Lower the bar slowly back to the thighs, resisting the plates the entire way down.
  6. Keep the wrists neutral and avoid using the hips to heave the bar upward.

Muscles worked

ShouldersMuscles surrounding the shoulder joint, responsible for a wide range of arm movements. All Shoulders exercises
Lateral DeltoidMiddle portion of the shoulder muscle responsible for shoulder abduction. All Lateral Deltoid exercises

Related Shoulders exercises

Band Lateral RaiseCable Single Arm Lateral RaiseDumbbell Lateral Raise SwingDumbbell Side Lateral RaiseEgyptian Lateral RaiseLateral Raise Machine
Type
Strength
Equipment
Barbell, Weight Plates
Primary muscles
Shoulders, Lateral Deltoid
Measured in
Reps and weight