Single / One Arm Cable Lateral / Side Raises / Shoulder Abductions
- Stand with your right side to a cable machine. Reach across your body with the left hand and grab the handle of the pulley. Stand with a braced core and maintain a slight bend in the elbows throughout.
- Lifting from the shoulder, pull your left hand up and to the side. Pause at the top of the movement.
- Slowly lower the handle but do not allow the weight to touch the stack.
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Single / one arm cable lateral / side raises / shoulder abductions is a gym work out exercise that targets shoulders. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Resistance band shoulder front raises, bosu ball burpees and machine seated shoulder press are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as single / one arm cable lateral / side raises / shoulder abductions. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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