Lateral Raise (Cable)

How to do it

1. Set a low pulley and stand side-on to it with your feet shoulder width and knees soft.
2. Hold the handle with the arm farther from the machine, arm down by your side with a slight elbow bend.
3. Raise your arm out to the side until your upper arm is level with the floor.
4. Lower slowly and keep the rest of your body still.

Key cues

• Slight bend in the elbow, held
• Raise until your arm is level
• No swinging, no shrugging
• Feel it in the side of your shoulder

Common mistakes

• Using too much weight and swinging the torso
• Shrugging the shoulder toward your ear
• Letting the elbow bend change through the rep

Muscles worked

Primary

Side delts

Secondary

Front delts

Equipment

Cable machine and single handle.

Variations

• Lateral Raise (Machine)

  Machine · Side delts · Isolation

• Lateral Raise (Dumbbell)

  Dumbbell · Side delts · Isolation

• Lateral Raise (Band)

  Band · Side delts · Isolation

References

1. StrengthLog: Cable Lateral Raise
2. Liftosaur: Cable Lateral Raise