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Isolation · Beginner

Lean-Away Lateral Raise

Isolation isolation exercise using dumbbell.
Movement pattern
Isolation
Difficulty
Beginner
Equipment
Dumbbell
Mechanics
Isolation
Sides
Unilateral
Main plane
Frontal

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How to do the Lean-Away Lateral Raise

Not yet reviewed — the technique guide for this exercise hasn't been signed off, so it isn't published here yet.

Muscles worked

Primary

Secondary

How the knowledge graph models this movement

Each joint action, with the role and emphasis the graph assigns each muscle. These are qualitative anatomical labels, not measured muscle activation.

  • Shoulder abductionprimary action

    Medial deltoid (prime mover, high emphasis); Supraspinatus (synergist, moderate emphasis); Anterior deltoid (synergist, low emphasis); Posterior deltoid (synergist, low emphasis); Trapezius (synergist, low emphasis)

  • Scapula elevationsecondary action

    Trapezius (synergist, low emphasis); Serratus anterior (stabilizer, low emphasis)

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