Technique
Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, holding dumbbells at your sides with palms facing forward. Raise your arms out to the sides in a controlled motion until they reach shoulder level. Lower the dumbbells back to starting position.
A shoulder isolation exercise that targets the deltoid muscles through controlled lateral arm movements with dumbbells to improve shoulder strength and definition.
Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, holding dumbbells at your sides with palms facing forward. Raise your arms out to the sides in a controlled motion until they reach shoulder level. Lower the dumbbells back to starting position.
Begin standing with feet shoulder-width apart, holding dumbbells at your sides with palms facing forward.
Return to the starting position with arms at your sides, maintaining control throughout the movement.
Keep arms straight, raise to shoulder level, control the movement, maintain form
Using momentum, raising arms too high, not controlling the movement, poor posture
Increase weight, add pause at top, perform seated variation, or use resistance bands.
Use lighter weight, perform seated, or practice without dumbbells first.
Maintain proper form to avoid shoulder strain. Stop if you experience pain in the shoulders, elbows, or wrists. Keep your back straight and avoid using momentum to lift the weights.