Are You Doing Lateral Raises Wrong (for Middle Deltoids)?
Dumbbell Lateral Raise is a great exercise for the Middle Deltoid and other shoulder muscles (Dana Linn Bailey). PRE-POSITION Athletics Stance; feet Soft Bend with the knees Chest tall without arching your back and lower back. Shoulders down, not shrugged. ACTION Slight bend in the elbows throughout up and down range of motion. Arms about 20-30 degrees forward -- not straight out to the side. Imagine/feel the motion out wide to the side; not straight up. However, don't straighten your elbows. Pause at the top Slow, controlled lowering. ABOUT DANA LINN BAILEY Dana Linn Bailey is an American IFBB Pro Women's Physique Competitor, and the the winner of Joe Weider's Olympia in 2013. In 2010, Dana Linn Bailey participated in the very first Women's Physique show, which was the 2011 Junior USAs in Charleston, South Carolina. She won overall, received her IFBB pro card, and became the first women's physique professional in the NPC/IFBB. NPC Fitness is the competition di...