Isometric Wall Lateral Raise
Push · shoulders · beginner
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FinishHow to do it
Stand a few inches from a wall or doorframe, place the back of your hand against it with the arm out to the side at shoulder height, and press outward into the wall for 20 to 30 seconds.
Muscles worked
Primary: shoulders · Also works: traps
Equipment
No equipment
Common mistakes
- Pressing with the forearm instead of the back of the hand, which recruits the wrong muscles
- Letting the shoulder shrug up toward the ear during the hold
- Holding the breath for the whole set instead of breathing steadily through it
Variations
- Hold at 30 degrees instead of full shoulder height
- Five-second pulses on and off the wall
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Related exercises
- Standing Overhead Pressshoulders
- Pike Push-Upshoulders
- Dumbbell Lateral Raiseshoulders
- Shoulder Controlled Rotationsshoulders
- Face Pullshoulders
- Cable Lateral Raiseshoulders
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