Resistance Band Lateral / Side Raises / Shoulder Abductions
- Place your left foot onto the middle of a resistance band. Step forward with the right. Tighten your abdominals and avoid arching your back.
- Maintaining a slight bend in the elbows at all times, slowly raise your arms up from the sides of your body. Be sure to favor the front as you lift.
- Once your arms reach parallel with the floor, pause, feel the contraction, and slowly lower back down.
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Resistance band lateral / side raises / shoulder abductions is a gym work out exercise that targets shoulders and also involves abs. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Dual / two arm dumbbell front shoulder raises, laying internal shoulder rotation and overhead water bottle squats are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as resistance band lateral / side raises / shoulder abductions. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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