# Band Lateral Raise

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/band-lateral-raise

Also known as: Resistance Band Lateral Raise, Band Side Raise, Banded Lateral Raise, Resistance Band Side Raise

Body region: Shoulders

## Muscles

- Main: Deltoid
- Helps: Supraspinatus, Trapezius
- Holds: Erector Spinae, Rectus Abdominis

## Equipment

- Resistance Band

## Technique

1. Stand on the middle of a band with feet hip-width apart and hold an end in each hand at your sides.
2. Keep a slight bend in the elbows and brace your abs.
3. Raise both arms out to the sides to shoulder height.
4. Pause, then lower slowly against the band tension.

### Cues

- Lead with the elbows and keep the wrists in line with them.
- Keep the shoulders down away from the ears.
- Choose a band that you can lift smoothly for the whole set.

### Common mistakes

- Shrugging the shoulders to move the band.
- Swinging the torso.
- Lifting the hands well above the elbows.
- Letting the band yank the arms down.

## Alternatives

- [Lateral Raise](https://heatsy.app/ex/lateral-raise)
- [Cable Lateral Raise](https://heatsy.app/ex/cable-lateral-raise)
- [Single-Arm Cable Lateral Raise](https://heatsy.app/ex/one-arm-cable-lateral-raise)