Lever Rear Lateral Raise (on lateral raise machine)

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Instructions Preparation Stand on platform facing lateral raise machine. Bend knees and bend over at hips with back flat close to horizontal. With elbows bent under shoulders, position back of upper arms against arm pads. Execution Maintaining torso position, raise upper arms to sides until elbows are shoulder height. Lower and repeat. Comments Platform height should allow pivot point of should to be aligned with lever fulcrum. Upper arm should travel in perpendicular path to torso. At lower portion of exercise, keep elbows pointed outward below shoulders. At upper portion of exercise, keep elbows pointed outward to sides of shoulders. Knees are bent in effort to keep low back straight (See Hamstring Inflexibility).

Classification  Utility: Auxiliary  Mechanics: Isolated  Force: Pull Muscles Target Deltoid, Posterior Synergists Infraspinatus Teres Minor Trapezius, Middle Trapezius, Lower Rhomboids Stabilizers Erector Spinae Hamstrings Gluteus Maximus Adductor Magnus