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 Fitness & exercise Exercise library Shoulders Side raises
Side raises
COURTESY OF GLOBAL FITNESS
Major muscles used
- Deltoids (Side)
- Trapezius
Performing side raises
- Stand upright, arms at your sides, holding a dumbbell in each hand, with palms facing toward body and elbows slightly bent.
- Your feet should be about hip-width apart.
- Keep your shoulders back, chest out and back straight with a slight forward lean.
- Raise both dumbbells outward, away from your sides until they are slightly above shoulder level, hold for a brief second. Your palms should be facing the floor and you should have a slight bend in the elbows.
- Return to the starting position in a slow, controlled manner.
Be careful
- Don't use such heavy weights that you can't use good, proper form. The weights for this exercise should be light.
- Don't swing the weights up and then merely drop them down to the starting position. Move in a slow, controlled manner.
Alternative exercises to side raises
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