Leaning Cable Lateral Raise
Muscles worked: Side delts.
How to do it
- Stand side-on to a low cable, holding the upright with your near hand.
- Take the handle in your outside hand and lean away from the machine.
- Let the arm hang across your body - the lean is what loads the delt at the bottom.
- Lead with the elbow and raise to shoulder height, no higher.
- Lower slowly and keep the tension on. One arm at a time.
Coaching cues
The two cues IronPack shows on this exercise's card mid-workout:
- Hold the upright and lean away - it loads the delt at the bottom
- One arm at a time, lead with the elbow
Logging it
IronPack suggests working in the 10 to 15 rep range, progressing in 2.5 kg jumps when you own the top of the range. Records are tracked automatically at every rep count from 1 to 12. Check your estimated 1RM from any hard set.
Related exercises
- Lateral Raise - side delts
- Cable Lateral Raise - side delts
- Machine Lateral Raise - side delts
- Upright Row - side delts
Track the leaning cable lateral raise properly
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Steps, cues, muscle weighting and logging guidance are IronPack's own app data. Last generated 2026-08-16.