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Lateral Raise Rear Flat

Profile:    Isolation exercise for the rear and side shoulder muscles

Suitability:    Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Target Muscles:    Posterior and Lateral deltoids

Equipment:    Dumbells, Bench, Mirror

Start / End Phase

Mid Phase  

• Use a weight that allows you to control the exercise with strict form suited to your training goals.

• Lie flat on the bench and ensure your  abdominals are touching the bench

• Take the dumbells and allow your arms to hang down by your sides

• Use the drag & lock technique by bending your elbows slightly

• Inhale, then exhale whilst contracting your shoulders and raising your arms out to a point where they are parallel to the floor

• Exhale whilst lowering the dumbells back to the starting position but do not allow them to make contact with your body

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