dumbbell lying one arm rear lateral raise

A shoulders exercise targeting the delts, performed with dumbbell.

dumbbell lying one arm rear lateral raise demonstration
dumbbell lying one arm rear lateral raise — demonstration

Body part

Shoulders

Equipment

Dumbbell

Target muscles

Delts

Secondary muscles

Traps, Rhomboids

How to do dumbbell lying one arm rear lateral raise

  1. Lie face down on a flat bench with a dumbbell in one hand, hanging towards the floor.

  2. Keep your arm straight and lift the dumbbell out to the side, away from your body.

  3. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower the dumbbell back down to the starting position.

  4. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch to the other arm.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Delts

Secondary

TrapsRhomboids

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