Dumbbell Diagonal Raise
- Primary muscles
- Shoulders
- Secondary muscles
- Traps
- Equipment
- Dumbbell
- Movement pattern
- None
Steps
- 1 Stand tall with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand in front of your thighs, palms facing each other.
- 2 Keeping a slight bend in your elbow, raise one dumbbell diagonally across your body and up towards the opposite shoulder until it reaches about eye level.
- 3 As you raise the dumbbell, allow your wrist to rotate so your palm faces down at the top of the movement.
- 4 Slowly lower the dumbbell back to the starting position with control.
- 5 Alternate arms or complete all repetitions on one side before switching to the other.
