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Dumbbell Seated Full Lateral Raise

A seated side raise on a backless bench, lifting both dumbbells out to shoulder height with a slight elbow bend.

Primary muscle
Side Delts
Equipment
Dumbbell
Difficulty
Beginner
Movement
Isolation
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How to do it

  1. Sit tall on a backless bench with a dumbbell in each hand hanging at your sides.
  2. Plant your feet and keep a slight bend in both elbows.
  3. Brace the abs so the torso does not lean back as the arms rise.
  4. Raise both dumbbells out to the sides until the arms reach about shoulder height.
  5. Pause briefly without shrugging the shoulders toward the ears.
  6. Lower under control to the hang and repeat.

Common mistakes

  • Raising the arms well above shoulder height, which shifts the work onto the traps.
  • Leaning the torso back to swing the dumbbells up.
  • Bending the elbows into a 90-degree curl so the path becomes a press.
  • Shrugging the shoulders at the top instead of keeping them down.

Muscles worked

Primary
Side Delts
Secondary
Traps

Same movement, other equipment

Cable Low Single Arm Lateral Raise Beginner Cable Low Single Arm Lateral Raise Side Delts Cable Machine Machine Lateral Raise Beginner Machine Lateral Raise Side Delts Machine Leaning Cable Lateral Raise Intermediate Leaning Cable Lateral Raise Side Delts Cable Machine

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Good to know

What muscles does the Dumbbell Seated Full Lateral Raise work?
Mainly the side delts. It also works the traps.
What equipment do you need for the Dumbbell Seated Full Lateral Raise?
It uses dumbbells. Without it, the Cable Low Single Arm Lateral Raise and the Machine Lateral Raise train the same muscles the same way.
Is the Dumbbell Seated Full Lateral Raise good for beginners?
GymVim rates it beginner.

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