Alternating Lateral Raise with Static Hold
- Primary muscles
- Shoulders
- Secondary muscles
- Traps
- Equipment
- Other
- Movement pattern
- None
Steps
- 1 Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand with palms facing your thighs.
- 2 Engage your core and keep a slight bend in your elbows throughout the movement.
- 3 Raise one arm out to the side until it is parallel to the floor, forming a 90-degree angle with your torso, and hold it there.
- 4 While holding one arm steady, slowly raise the other arm out to the side until it also reaches shoulder height.
- 5 Controlledly lower the moving arm back to the starting position at your side.
- 6 Now, hold the second arm at shoulder height and raise the first arm out to the side.
- 7 Continue to alternate raising and lowering one arm while the other arm maintains the static hold at shoulder height.
