Shoulders exercise

Dumbbell Lateral Raise Seated

Seated lateral raises, which remove momentum from the legs.

How to do the Dumbbell Lateral Raise Seated

4 steps, in the order you do them.

Sit on the edge of a bench with your torso upright and a dumbbell in each hand at your sides.
With your elbows slightly bent, raise your arms out to the sides to shoulder height.
Pause for a moment at the top without shrugging your shoulders.
Lower with control.

What goes wrong most often when you do the Dumbbell Lateral Raise Seated, and how to fix it.

The torso leans back as you raise your arms.
Sit tall with your feet planted and your abs tight, and lift without moving your back.
The dumbbells bump into your thighs or the bench on the way down.
Sit at the edge of the bench and start with the dumbbells at the sides of the bench, slightly away from your body.
The dumbbells lower all the way and you rest between reps.
Lower until the dumbbells are a hand's width from your thighs, then lift again without pausing.