Shoulders · Beginner

Dumbbell Lateral Raise

Side Delts · also Traps

Equipment: Dumbbell

How to do it

• Stand tall, dumbbells at your sides, elbows slightly bent
• Brace your core and pull your shoulders down and back
• Raise the weights out to your sides, leading with the elbows
• Stop at shoulder height, arms parallel to the floor
• Lower slowly with control, shoulders staying down

Common mistake

✕ SHRUGGING SHOULDERS UP → ✓ SHOULDERS DOWN · LEAD WITH ELBOWS

Starting point: 3 sets × 10–15 reps, 60s rest.

In the app: rotate the 3D model, slow it down and watch the mistake next to the correct form.

Cues checked against: acefitness.org, health.harvard.edu.