The main disadvantage with dumbbell leaning lateral raises is there is very little tension on your muscles at the start of each rep. Also, the load increases as you raise your arm. Both of these become non-issues when you do leaning lateral raises with a cable machine. Leaning cable lateral...
Theupright rowisn’t technically a lateral raise variation, but the exercise follows the same anatomical motion — humerus abduction, or lifting your upper arm out to the side — and it trains the same target muscles in pretty much the same fashion. Using both arms to lift a barbell will a...
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[1] Unlike compound exercises, isolation movements target a single muscle group, allowing it to be worked close to failure to maximize gains. What Muscles Do Lateral Raises Work? Lateral raises target the lateral fibers of the deltoid muscles, which are the primary muscles that make up the ...