Eccentryx / Exercise Atlas / shoulders
DB lateral raise (strict)
Slight forward lean, lead with the elbow, thumb slightly down at the top.
Muscles
- Primary
- side delts
- Supporting
- None listed
Mechanics
- Pattern
- shoulder isolation
- Equipment
- dumbbell
- Geometry
- Variable Range
- Energy model
- Glycolytic Pathway (10-90s)
- Target feel
- Side delt initiates and controls the movement — not traps or momentum.
- Progression
- Add load only when all reps are trap-free and controlled.
- Regression
- Drop weight significantly; lateral raises reward lightness with better stimulus.
Watch for
- Shrugging
- Using too much weight to initiate
- Straight-arm swing
Substitutions
- Cable lateral raise
- Machine lateral raise
- Band lateral raise