Fitness: do these lateral raise variations for strong shoulders

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Some exercises will never go out of fashion. They are proven, easy to learn, and effective.

Lateral raises fall into that category. Mainly a shoulder exercise where the weights are raised using the arms from a regular stance out to the sides, it works the lateral deltoids—muscles that start at the peak of the shoulder and run down in a trail to the biceps. Raises can be done on push or pull days, depending on how it fits your split.

Like every other foundational exercise, the lateral raise too has variations that will help you learn more about your body; little tweaks to the basic exercise to make it more comfortable and, at times, even more effective. These are four variations of the lateral raise. Charles Glass lateral raises: Let’s go straight to the godfather of bodybuilding first.

Charles Glass has many suggestions on how to do exercises, and most of them are hits. His way of doing lateral raises is a slight change in how one holds the dumbbells. He says keeping them in front of the body, on the thighs, with the palms facing the thighs as they hold the weights is the right way to do a raise.

A post shared by Charles Glass (@thecharlesglass) This is a variation form the regular grip where one starts with the dumbbells at the side of the body with a neutral stance natural grip. Glass believes a different grip throughout the raise allows the scapula to be relaxed while doing the raise, something which a lot of people tend to do with a conventional approach. If you want more from Glass, I wrote about his five best training techniques in a Loungearticle titled 5 Great Workout Tips From The Godfather Of Bodybuilding.