Meanings
plural lateral raises
- hobbiesA shoulder exercise in which the arm is raised and lowered against resistance – such as through use of a dumbbell, cable, or resistance band –, isolating the deltoids.
You'd never dream of doing just bench presses to build a massive chest, or only lateral raises to build up your shoulders, so you'll surely limit your overall leg development if you restrict your hamstring training to leg curls.
2010, Adam Garett, “Fried Hams”, in Reps!, 17:23Synonyms: shoulder fly, shoulder flye, side raise
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA shoulder exercise in which the arm is raised and lowered against resistance – such as through use of a dumbbell, cable, or resistance band –, isolating the deltoids.
Translations
Finnish vipunosto
- vipunostoshoulder exercise
German Seitenheben, Seitenhebe
- Seitenhebenshoulder exercise
- Seitenhebeshoulder exercise
Swedish sidohantellyft
- sidohantellyftshoulder exercise
Cite this entry
lateral raise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lateral%20raise
“lateral raise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lateral%20raise. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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