Plate Raises

Primary muscles
Shoulders
Secondary muscles
Traps
Equipment
Weighted
Movement pattern
None

Steps

  1. 1 Stand upright with your feet about hip-width apart, holding a plate in each hand with your arms extended down at your sides.
  2. 2 Keeping your arms mostly straight, raise both plates out to your sides until your arms are parallel to the floor at shoulder height.
  3. 3 Slowly lower the plates back down to the starting position with control.

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