Eccentryx / Exercise Atlas / shoulders
Machine lateral raise
Pad on lateral elbow, seat height so arm reaches 90° with light resistance.
Muscles
- Primary
- side delts
- Supporting
- None listed
Mechanics
- Pattern
- shoulder isolation
- Equipment
- machine
- Geometry
- Variable Range
- Energy model
- Glycolytic Pathway (10-90s)
- Target feel
- Side delt shortens across the entire arc — machine keeps constant tension.
- Progression
- Add load after consistent full-range reps with no trap flare.
- Regression
- Lower seat one notch or switch to cable for more adjustability.
Watch for
- Seat too low forcing trap recruitment
- Jerking through sticking point
Substitutions
- DB lateral raise (strict)
- Cable lateral raise
- Band lateral raise