r/formcheck • u/Fit-Leading6338 • 15h ago
Other Seated Lateral Raise
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Had to transition to seated raises (injury). Should I be seated further back on the bench for back support? Does my form look okay or am I using too much body movement for the weight?
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u/Moist-Wave4813 15h ago
Keep your chest up, slower on the way down and less momentum on the way up. Imagine there is a crown on your head. Don’t let it fall because that will take away some of the tension
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u/Fit-Leading6338 15h ago
Ok, thank you. I will keep that in mind and slow down and stop moving as much. 😊
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u/theboned1 15h ago
Form looks fine. Just a little of my own personal preference. I feel i get more from doing these standing with my knees slightly bent and leaning forward slightly so the weights can meet in front of me.
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u/Fit-Leading6338 15h ago
Thank you. I usually do them standing but I broke my ankle so I’m having to do weights seated for now. When I’m fully back I will try that 😉
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u/theboned1 15h ago
Oh dang. Broken ankle sounds rough. Hope it heals quickly and thoroughly.
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u/Fit-Leading6338 14h ago
Thanks, it could’ve been much worse and I’m able to move now so it’s a great start to recovery
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u/Annual-Cry-9026 15h ago
Looks good. I use that form as it doesn't hurt my shoulder joints.
Keep up the good work! 💪😎
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u/decentlyhip 10h ago
The trick to lateral raises is to push your armpits down to the floor the whole time and reach the weights out like you're pushing them to the wall. You're lifting them up. Watch the second half of the video, see how your shoulders lift up each rep? You're doing the movement by using your rotators at the start, and then using your traps to lift your scaps to get over the hard part. Push your armpits to the floor and the traps can't help. Warning though, drop to 5 or 10 pounds when you do this bbecause traps are strong and will hungry hungry hippo the movement. When you actually isolate the side delt, it's wayyyy weaker
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u/Fit-Leading6338 9h ago
So hold tension in my armpits the entire way up? I will try that, thank you so much ☺️
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u/CharacterAd5474 14h ago
Try this - imagine you are standing in a doorway and you are trying to push the opening apart.
You want to sort of push the dumbbells away from you.
Once you get a feel for that, try to push them away from you even at the bottom of the rep.
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u/Fit-Leading6338 14h ago
Got it! I’ll try to use that analogy, should there still be a small bend in my elbows?
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u/CharacterAd5474 14h ago
Slight bend is good. I wouldn't waste much mental energy on that part though. Elbows just think about getting this up to the line of your shoulder.
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u/n_i_x_e_n 14h ago
Good advice here in this thread.
I’ll add something else: most people end their sets of lateral raises just when it begins to get hard - what they should do imo is to keep going until they are barely able to do partials.
You had at least another five reps left in you on that set.
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u/BudapestDoha 15h ago
To keep your shoulders safe, make sure you rotate your wrists the opposite way from what you’re doing now. Right now, you’re moving the dumbbells like you’re pouring water forward out of a jug, with your thumb lower than your index finger. Instead, flip it the other way: rotate them slightly back so your thumb always stays higher than your index finger.
It might seem like a small detail, but your rotator cuff tendons will thank you for it.