Lateral raises with dumbbell while lying down

Edited by Dr. Massimo Bonazzelli

Synonyms

Lying lateral raise with dumbell, dumbell lying lateral raise exercise is also known as Lying lateral raise with dumbell.

Type of Exercise

Lateral dumbbell raises while lying down is a Monoarticular / accessory exercise

Variants

• Lateral raises with dumbbells

Lateral raises with dumbbell while lying down: Execution

The starting position sees the athlete lying on his side with the arm to be trained along the body but not leaning against it. The elbow is slightly flexed and the wrist straight. The exercise is unilateral and as such, only one hand holds the handlebar. The execution consists in abducting / flexing the shoulder until the arm is almost perpendicular to the ground. Flexing the elbow is considered cheating and shifts the workload to the anterior portion of the shoulder. The torso twist is also considered cheating. The lying position tends to favor the work of the muscles involved in the first half of the shoulder flexion, including the supraspinatus which works concentrically only in the first degrees of the movement, after which it becomes stabilizer.

Muscles involved in the exercise Lateral raises with dumbbells while lying down

Group 0

• Lateral deltoid
• Supraspinatus

Action
Shoulder abduction

Group 1

• Anterior deltoid
• Upper bundles of the pectoralis major
• Coracobrachialis
• Brachial biceps

Action
Shoulder flexion (weak)

Function of the stabilizing muscles: Stability of the shoulder, shoulder blade, elbow and grip

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