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Seated lateral raise

Shoulders · Dumbbells

Sets, reps and RIR

Sets3 to 4
Reps10 to 15
RIR0 to 2

Single-joint work responds to reps and time under tension more than to heavy load.

RIR means reps in reserve: how many you could still have done when you racked it. RIR 2 is two short of failure.

Muscles worked

Primary: Side delts.

Secondary: Traps.

Estimate your one-rep max

Epley's formula, from a set you have actually done. It is an estimate, and it drifts above eight reps, so keep the input between one and twelve.

Enter a set to see the estimate.

What it is called elsewhere

  • Norwegian Sittende sidehev
  • Swedish Sittande sidolyft
  • Danish Siddende sidehæv
  • German Seitheben sitzend
  • Spanish Elevaciones laterales sentado
  • Italian Alzate laterali da seduto
  • Portuguese Elevação lateral sentado
  • Russian Махи гантелями в стороны сидя
  • French Élévations latérales assis

Related shoulders exercises

  • Overhead press (barbell)
  • Seated overhead press (barbell)
  • Push press
  • Upright row (barbell)
  • Landmine shoulder press
  • Face pulls (cable)

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