One-Arm Incline Lateral Raise
A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the shoulders, using dumbbells.
Starting position
End position
How to Do One-Arm Incline Lateral Raise
- Lie down sideways on an incline bench press with a dumbbell in the hand. Make sure the shoulder is pressing against the incline bench and the arm is lying across your body with the palm around your navel.
- Hold a dumbbell in your uppermost arm while keeping it extended in front of you parallel to the floor. This is your starting position.
- While keeping the dumbbell parallel to the floor at all times, perform a lateral raise. Your arm should travel straight up until it is pointing at the ceiling. Tip: Exhale as you perform this movement. Hold the dumbbell in the position and feel the contraction in the shoulders for a second.
- While inhaling lower the weight across your body back into the starting position.
- Repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.
- Switch arms and repeat the movement.
Muscles Worked
Alternatives to One-Arm Incline Lateral Raise
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Barbell Incline Shoulder Raise
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Cable Seated Lateral Raise
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Lateral Raise - With Bands
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Smith Incline Shoulder Raise
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Smith Machine One-Arm Upright Row
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Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise
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Front Incline Dumbbell Raise
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One-Arm Side Laterals
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Seated Side Lateral Raise
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Side Lateral Raise
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Frequently Asked Questions
What muscles do one-arm incline lateral raise work?
One-Arm Incline Lateral Raise primarily works the shoulders.
What equipment do I need for one-arm incline lateral raise?
One-Arm Incline Lateral Raise uses dumbbells.
One-Arm Incline Lateral Raise: is it suitable for beginners?
Yes. One-Arm Incline Lateral Raise is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.
What can I do instead of one-arm incline lateral raise?
Barbell Incline Shoulder Raise, Cable Seated Lateral Raise, Lateral Raise - With Bands train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.
Can Fitnit count my one-arm incline lateral raise reps automatically?
Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; one-arm incline lateral raise can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.
Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.
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