Lever Lying Rear Lateral Raise

Instructions

Preparation

Lie on machine with chest against padding. Position arms between padded lever arms with elbow below shoulders.

Execution

Pull arms up until elbows are beyond back. Return and repeat.

Comments

Upper arm should travel in a perpendicular path to the torso. At the lower portion of the exercise, keep elbows pointed outward below shoulders. At the upper portion of the exercise, keep the elbows pointed outward to the sides of the shoulders.

Muscles

Target: The primary muscle intended for exercise.

• Deltoid, Posterior (Shoulder (Rear), Rear Delts)

Synergists: A muscle that assists another muscle to accomplish a movement.

• Infraspinatus (Rotatory Cuff, Back)

  

   
• Teres Minor (Rotatory Cuff, Back)

  

   
• Trapezius, Middle (Back (Upper), Traps)

  

   
• Trapezius, Lower (Back (Middle), Lower Traps)

  

   
• Rhomboids (Back (Middle)

Stabilizers: A muscle that contracts with no significant movement to maintain a posture or fixate a joint.

• No significant stabilizers