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How to Do Side Laterals to Front Raise

Step-by-step instructions, muscles worked and workouts that use the side laterals to front raise.

How to do it

1. In a standing position, hold a pair of dumbbells at your side. This will be your starting position.
2. Keeping your elbows slightly bent, raise the weights directly in front of you to shoulder height, avoiding any swinging or cheating.
3. At the top of the exercise move the weights out in front of you, keeping your arms extended.
4. Lower the weights with a controlled motion.
5. On the next repetition, raise the weights in front of you to shoulder height before moving the weights laterally to your sides.
6. Lower the weights to the starting position.

Form tips

• Start light and own the movement before adding weight.
• Control the lowering phase — don't drop into it.
• Keep breathing; exhale on the hardest part.
• Stop if you feel sharp pain (different from muscle burn).

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Exercise photos and instructions: free-exercise-db (public domain). Animation made from the real start and end photos.