Seated Lateral Raises
Coached by JustinAlso called: Side Lateral Raises · Seated Side Laterals
- Primary
- shoulders
- Equipment
- dumbbell
- Mechanic
- isolation
- Force
- push
- Category
- strength
Bodybuilding (shoulders).
Execution
Pick a weight where 15 reps is positive failure on the first set. Five sets of 12–15, minimal rest, hold a minimum of 12 every set, same weight throughout. The side delt is overwhelmingly a sarcoplasmic muscle — it answers to blood volume, not load. The goal is soreness in the side delt.
The cue that matters
Lead with the elbow, pour it out at the top — soreness, not weight.
Common mistake
Going heavy and swinging; see the ~70 lb rule — past what you can *control*, you've turned a delt exercise into a trap movement.
Power Bodybuilding Bro Split — Day 3 (Shoulders).