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Illustration of the Cable Lateral Raise: Cable behind the body means tension from rep one - stay leaning away from the stack.
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Cable Lateral Raise

Cable Lateral Raise is an isolation isolation movement for shoulders, using Single Cable Column and D-Handles. It also works traps. 3 sets of 12-15, 1 min rest.

Primary muscle
Shoulders
Equipment
Single Cable Column and D-Handles
Difficulty
Intermediate
Sets and reps
3 × 12-15
Rest
45s
Force
push

How to do it

  1. 1
    Set up

    Low pulley, cable across the front of the body, handle in the far hand.

  2. 2
    The cue that matters

    Cable behind the body means tension from rep one - stay leaning away from the stack.

  3. 3
    Work it

    3 sets of 12-15, resting about 1 minute between them. Both sides, same number of reps.

Muscles worked

Shoulders does most of the work. Traps take the rest.