Side Laterals to Front Raise

How to do the Side Laterals to Front Raise

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.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	shoulders
Secondary	traps
Equipment	dumbbell
Difficulty	beginner
Type	isolation

No dumbbell? Train the same muscles with these

Ordered by how likely you are to own the 6 options.

Lateral Raise - With Bands Resistance Bands Handstand Push-Ups Bodyweight Band Pull Apart Resistance Bands Shoulder Press - With Bands Resistance Bands Internal Rotation with Band Resistance Bands Straight Raises on Incline Bench Barbell

Harder than the Side Laterals to Front Raise

Push Press expert · Barbell Clean and Jerk expert · Barbell Circus Bell expert · Other Equipment

Superset the Side Laterals to Front Raise with

Opposing middle back work — alternate sets without extra rest.

Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row middle back Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row With Palms In middle back Dumbbell Incline Row middle back One-Arm Dumbbell Row middle back

Common questions

What muscles does the Side Laterals to Front Raise work?

The Side Laterals to Front Raise primarily works the shoulders, with the traps as secondary movers. Dumbbell Scaption, Straight Raises on Incline Bench, and Alternating Deltoid Raise train the same muscle, across 9 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Side Laterals to Front Raise?

Dumbbells. Without dumbbells, Lateral Raise - With Bands, Handstand Push-Ups, and Band Pull Apart train the same muscle, and 10 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Side Laterals to Front Raise suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Side Laterals to Front Raise is rated beginner. Push Press, Clean and Jerk, and Circus Bell are the progressions from here.

Where should the Side Laterals to Front Raise go in a workout?

Late — the Side Laterals to Front Raise is isolation work, so it follows your compounds. Supersetting it with Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row and Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row With Palms In cuts session time without extra rest.

Similar exercises

Dumbbell Scaption Dumbbell Straight Raises on Incline Bench Barbell Alternating Deltoid Raise Dumbbell Car Drivers Barbell Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise Dumbbell Front Cable Raise Cable Machine