Standing Low-Pulley Deltoid Raise

How to do the Standing Low-Pulley Deltoid Raise

1. Start by standing to the right side of a low pulley row. Use your left hand to come across the body and grab a single handle attached to the low pulley with a pronated grip (palms facing down). Rest your arm in front of you. Your right hand should grab the machine for better support and balance.
2. Make sure that your back is erect and your feet are shoulder width apart from each other. This is the starting position.
3. Begin to use the left hand and come across your body out until it is elevated to shoulder height while exhaling.
4. Feel the contraction at the top for a second and begin to slowly lower the handle back down to the original starting position while inhaling.
5. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
6. Switch arms and repeat the exercise.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	shoulders
Secondary	forearms
Equipment	cable machine
Difficulty	beginner
Type	isolation

No cable machine? Train the same muscles with these

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

Lateral Raise - With Bands Resistance Bands Alternating Deltoid Raise Dumbbell Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise Dumbbell Dumbbell Scaption Dumbbell Front Dumbbell Raise Dumbbell Front Incline Dumbbell Raise Dumbbell

Harder than the Standing Low-Pulley Deltoid Raise

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

Superset the Standing Low-Pulley Deltoid Raise with

Opposing lats work — alternate sets without extra rest.

Cable Incline Pushdown lats Rope Straight-Arm Pulldown lats Straight-Arm Pulldown lats Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown lats

Common questions

What muscles does the Standing Low-Pulley Deltoid Raise work?

The Standing Low-Pulley Deltoid Raise primarily works the shoulders, with the forearms as secondary movers. Car Drivers, Alternating Deltoid Raise, and Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise train the same muscle, across 9 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Standing Low-Pulley Deltoid Raise?

A Cable Machine. Without a cable machine, Lateral Raise - With Bands, Alternating Deltoid Raise, and Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise train the same muscle, and 10 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Standing Low-Pulley Deltoid Raise suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Standing Low-Pulley Deltoid Raise is rated beginner. Push Press, Clean and Jerk, and Circus Bell are the progressions from here.

Where should the Standing Low-Pulley Deltoid Raise go in a workout?

Late — the Standing Low-Pulley Deltoid Raise is isolation work, so it follows your compounds. Supersetting it with Cable Incline Pushdown and Rope Straight-Arm Pulldown cuts session time without extra rest.

Similar exercises

Car Drivers Barbell Alternating Deltoid Raise Dumbbell Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise Dumbbell Dumbbell Scaption Dumbbell Front Cable Raise Cable Machine Front Dumbbell Raise Dumbbell