Lateral Raise (Machine)
Trains the shoulders. You need a machine. None of our programs use it yet, but you can add it to any session you build.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
In the programs
None of our programs use the Lateral Raise (Machine)
It is in the app, so you can add it to any session and log it like anything else. It is just not written into one of our 50 free programs. If you want a shoulders exercise that is, there are 11 on the Shoulders page.
Muscles worked
What Lateral Raise (Machine) trains
Technique
How to do the Lateral Raise (Machine)
- Sit on the lateral raise machine with your feet flat on the floor and your back pressed firmly against the backrest. Adjust the seat height so that the pads rest against the outside of your upper arms.
- Grasp the handles with both hands, keeping your elbows bent.
- Raise your arms out to the sides until they are parallel to the floor and slowly lower your arms back to the starting position with control.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Exhale as you raise your arms and inhale as you lower them back down.
- Use a moderate weight to ensure proper form and gradually increase the resistance as you get stronger.
- Focus on engaging your shoulder muscles throughout the movement.
Substitutes
Swap Lateral Raise (Machine) for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Lateral Raise (Machine) for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.