Seated Rear Lateral Raise

Cable Seated Rear Lateral Raise Exercise

Target Muscle: Posterior Deltoid (Shoulders)

Workout Mechanics: Isolated | Workout Force: Pull Exercise | Utility: Auxiliary

Stablizer Muscle: Triceps Brachii, Wrist Extensors

Synergists: Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, Deltoid, Lateral, Trapezius, Middle, Trapezius, Lower, Rhomboids

Seated Rear Lateral Raise Instructions

Seated Rear Lateral Raise Technique

Sit at edge of bench with feet placed beyond knees. Rest torso on thighs. Grasp stirrup cable attachments with opposing hands, right hand holding left stirup, left hand holding right stirrup.

Seated Rear Lateral Raise Form

Raise upper stirrups out to sides until elbows are shoulder height. Maintain upper arms perpendicular to torso and a fixed elbow position (10� to 30� angle) throughout exercise. Lower until arms contact sides of legs. Repeat.

Upper arm should travel in a perpendicular path to the torso to minimize Latissimus Dorsi involvement.

Related Cable Exercises
1. Rear Delt Pull
2. Rear Delt Row
3. Rear Delt Row, One Arm
4. Rear Delt Row, Stirrups
5. Rear Lateral Raise
6. Rear Lateral Raise, One Arm
7. Standing Cross Row
8. Standing Cross Row, One Arm