Incline Bench Lateral Raise

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How to do it

Lie chest-down on a bench set to about 45 degrees with dumbbells hanging straight below your shoulders, then raise them out to the sides to shoulder height.

Muscles worked

Primary: shoulders · Also works: rear delts, traps

Equipment

Full gym

Common mistakes

• Letting the chest lift off the pad to sneak into a bent-over row
• Pulling the elbows back behind the body, which converts the raise into rear delt work
• Using the same load as a standing raise — the chest support removes all cheating

Variations

• Incline raise with a neutral grip
• Incline raise with a two-second top hold

Can't do this one? Swap it for

• Seated Dumbbell Lateral Raise
• Cable Lateral Raise
• Machine Lateral Raise

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