Weighted Plate Standing Lateral Raise
The standing lateral raise with a small plate in each hand, gripped by the rim, which asks more of the fingers than a handle does.
How to do it
Setup
Standing, feet hip-width, a small plate in each hand held by its rim at the sides of the thighs.
Steps
- Raise the plates out to the sides to shoulder height on straight arms.
- Pause with the plates level and the grip tight.
- Lower them slowly to the thighs.
Common mistakes
A loose grip on the rim: squeeze the plates or pick smaller ones. Plates tipping forward at the top: wrists straight, plates level. Swinging them up from the hips: start each rep from a dead stop.
Breathing
Exhale opening the arms, inhale lowering.
