Lean-back incline Y raise
Sit with your back against a low incline bench and raise the dumbbells up and out in a Y shape. Leaning back keeps tension on the side delts at the bottom, where a standing raise goes slack.
- Back on the pad, chest up
- Raise up and out in a Y, thumbs slightly up
- Lower slowly to a full stretch
Movement
- Pattern
- Lateral raise
- Type
- Isolation, one joint moves
- Sides
- Both sides together
- Equipment
- Bench, Dumbbells
- Variation of
- Dumbbell lateral raise
Muscles worked
Main movers get full credit for a set, helpers half.
Upper body
- Side deltsMain
- Front deltsHelper