cable seated rear lateral raise

A shoulders exercise targeting the delts, performed with cable.

cable seated rear lateral raise demonstration
cable seated rear lateral raise β€” demonstration

Body part

Shoulders

Equipment

Cable

Target muscles

Delts

Secondary muscles

Traps, Rhomboids

How to do cable seated rear lateral raise

  1. Sit on a bench facing the cable machine with your feet flat on the ground.

  2. Grasp the cable handles with an overhand grip and extend your arms straight in front of you.

  3. Keeping your arms straight, slowly raise them 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 to the starting position.

  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Delts

Secondary

TrapsRhomboids

Related exercises

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