Standing L Raise
- Primary muscles
- Shoulders
- Secondary muscles
- Traps
- Equipment
- Other
- Movement pattern
- None
Steps
- 1 Stand tall with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a light dumbbell in each hand with palms facing your thighs.
- 2 Keeping a slight bend in your elbows, simultaneously raise one arm straight forward to shoulder height and the other arm straight out to the side to shoulder height.
- 3 Your body and arms should form an "L" shape, with your palms facing the floor at the top of the movement.
- 4 Hold this position briefly, then slowly lower both dumbbells back to the starting position with control.
- 5 Alternate arms for the next repetition, raising the opposite arm forward and the other arm to the side.
