cable lateral raise

A shoulders exercise targeting the delts, performed with cable.

cable lateral raise demonstration
cable lateral raise β€” demonstration

Body part

Shoulders

Equipment

Cable

Target muscles

Delts

Secondary muscles

Traps, Triceps

How to do cable lateral raise

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and grasp the cable handles with an overhand grip.

  2. Keep your arms straight and your core engaged.

  3. Raise your arms out to the sides until they are parallel to the floor.

  4. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your arms back down to the starting position.

  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Delts

Secondary

TrapsTriceps

Related exercises

All shoulders exercises β†’

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