Single Arm Lateral Raise (Dumbbell)
Trains the side delts, with help from the traps. You need a dumbbell. 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.
Technique
How to do the Single Arm Lateral Raise (Dumbbell)
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a dumbbell in one hand by your side with your palm facing your body. Keep your other hand on your hip or relaxed by your side.
- Lift the dumbbell out to the side, maintaining a slight bend in your elbow. Raise your arm until it is parallel to the floor.
- Lower the dumbbell back to the starting position, keeping the movement smooth and controlled.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch arms.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Perform the movement slowly and deliberately for maximum control.
- Avoid using momentum or swinging the dumbbell.
- Keep your wrist straight and aligned with your forearm.
Muscles worked
What Single Arm Lateral Raise (Dumbbell) trains
In the programs
None of our programs use the Single Arm Lateral Raise (Dumbbell)
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 side delts exercise that is, there are 26 on the Side Delts page.
Substitutes
Swap Single Arm Lateral Raise (Dumbbell) for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Single Arm Lateral Raise (Dumbbell) 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.