How to Do Side Raises: Step-By-Step & Video

Side Raises while you would think easy, these suckers can get really hard quickly. Very little weight is needed to feel your muscles going to work.

Side Raise Modifications 

Based on your Fitness Level

• Beginner: Body Weight
• Intermediate & Expert: Using the heaviest weight possible without compromising form

Step-By-Step Instructions to Complete Side Raises:

1. Standing in a shoulder-width stance, grab a pair of dumbbells with palms facing inward and let them hang at your sides.
2. Raise your arms out to the sides until they’re at shoulder level. Pauses, then lower the weights back to the starting position.

That is one side raise Complete the number of recommended reps.

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