# Seated Dumbbell Lateral Raise

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/seated-dumbbell-lateral-raise

Also known as: Seated Lateral Raise, Seated Side Raise, Seated DB Lateral Raise, Seated Dumbbell Side Raise

Body region: Shoulders

## Muscles

- Main: Deltoid
- Helps: Supraspinatus, Trapezius
- Holds: Serratus Anterior

## Equipment

- Dumbbells
- Flat Bench or Adjustable Bench

## Technique

1. Sit on the end of a bench, feet flat, a dumbbell in each hand by your sides.
2. Sit tall with a slight bend in the elbows.
3. Raise the dumbbells out to the sides until your arms are level with your shoulders.
4. Lower slowly until the dumbbells are beside the bench.

### Cues

- Sitting removes leg drive: let the shoulders do all the lifting.
- Keep the little finger side of the dumbbell no higher than the thumb side.

### Common mistakes

- Leaning back to heave the weights up.
- Lifting the shoulders toward the ears.

## Alternatives

- [Lateral Raise](https://heatsy.app/ex/lateral-raise)
- [Machine Lateral Raise](https://heatsy.app/ex/machine-lateral-raise)