How to Perform the Dumbbell Lateral Raise

Hello this is Raphael Calsedia chief in this pro for ediets.com. And Doreen is going to be demonstrating the Dumbbell Lateral raise today. The Dumbbell Lateral Raise is an excellent exercise for the medial deltoid which is the outside of the shoulder. Very beautiful area, as you can see Doreen has beautiful deltoids.

What she is doing is she is bringing the dumbbells up, the elbows are bent and she is keeping the elbows up and looks like she is pouring two pitchers of water that is how we activate the medial deltoid. She is not going to come higher than shoulder height. If she comes higher than shoulder she actually activates the trapezes muscle, the muscle is here. I want to keep that shoulder height. Good! She is exhaling up, inhaling as she comes down. Those are posture, perfect, nice and straight, really working those muscles. She is not using momentum; she is using only the shoulder to lift the weight and to lower the weight. That is perfect form.


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