Exercise guide

Cable Lateral Raise.

Equipment
Cable
Movement
Isolation
Level
Beginner

Muscles at work

Front
Back
PrimaryShoulders

Make every rep count.

  1. 01

    Set both cable pulleys to the lowest position and choose a load you can control smoothly.

  2. 02

    Stand in front of the machine facing away from it. Grab the left handle with your right hand and the right handle with your left hand.

  3. 03

    Step forward until there’s light tension and the weight is just off the stack. Stand tall, brace your core, shoulders down, arms crossed slightly in front of your thighs—this is your start.

  4. 04

    With a soft bend in the elbows and elbows leading, raise your arms out and up in a wide semicircle until your hands reach about shoulder height.

  5. 05

    Pause briefly at the top, then lower slowly back to the start without letting the stack slam.

  6. 06

    Repeat for your reps, keeping your torso still (no leaning or swinging).

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