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- Lean-away lateral raise
Lean-away lateral raise
A isolation exercise for the side delts. Equipment: dumbbells.
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How to do it
- Setup: Hold a post with one hand and lean away, a dumbbell in the other.
- Raise the dumbbell out to the side
- Lower all the way across the body
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