Lat Raise

Equipment - Discus or plate weight
Area: Shoulders
Muscle Group: Deltoid

• Stand with your feet shoulder width apart and your knees slightly bent
• Keep your belly button drawn in
• Standing tall with your shoulders back and your head up in a neutral position
• Hold a discus or plate weight in each hand - keeping it flat against the wrist
• Let your arms hang naturally by your sides
• Keeping your elbows fixed in a slightly bent position and simultaneously raise both discs out to the side until they are level with your shoulders
• Keep your palms facing the floor in the raised position
• Return to the start position in a controlled manner
• Exhale on raising, inhale as you lower
• Ensure your upper body posture remains fixed and you do not lean back
• This exercise can be made easier by not using the weight