Cable Lateral Raise
beginner Isolation
Primary Side delts
Secondary
Traps
Equipment
cable machine
Table of Contents
Set a cable pulley to the lowest position and attach a single handle. Stand sideways to the machine and grip the handle with the hand furthest from the pulley, arm hanging across your body. With a slight bend in your elbow, raise your arm out to the side until it is parallel to the floor. Lower with control, letting the cable stretch your delt before the next rep.
Pro Tips
- Cable tension is constant throughout the range — unlike dumbbells, which are hardest only at the top
- The cross-body starting position pre-stretches the lateral delt for a better contraction
- Control the eccentric; the slow lowering under constant cable tension is where the growth happens
Variations & alternatives
Useful tools
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