Strength · Lateral raise · Cable
Cable Lateral Raise
Cable Lateral Raise is a strength exercise on a cable machine that mainly works the side delts, with help from the traps.
How to do it
- Pulley just below hip height, stand side-on with the handle in the far hand
- Start with the hand in front of the hips
- Lift out to the side to shoulder height, elbow leading
- Keep tension at the bottom, lower slowly, then switch arms
In Sets Ahead
Sets Ahead starts you on 3 sets of 10–15 reps with 1:15 rest. When every set reaches 15 reps, the weight goes up 2.5 kg, or 5 lb if you train in pounds.
Muscles worked
Mainly
- Side delts
Also
- Traps
Joints it loads
- Shoulder some
With an injury here, the app warns you before this exercise.
Log it in Sets Ahead
Sets Ahead works out your next set of cable lateral raise, and every other lift, from your own numbers.
Test it before releaseSimilar exercises
The same movement, done another way: what the app suggests when you swap.