Exercise Comparison
Alternating Cable Shoulder Press vs One-Arm Incline Lateral Raise
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Muscle Analysis
Shared
Only in Alternating Cable Shoulder Press
Instructions
Alternating Cable Shoulder Press
Move the cables to the bottom of the tower and select an appropriate weight.
Grasp the cables and hold them at shoulder height, palms facing forward. This will be your starting position.
Keeping your head and chest up, extend through the elbow to press one side directly over head.
After pausing at the top, return to the starting position and repeat on the opposite side.
One-Arm Incline Lateral Raise
Lie down sideways on an incline bench press with a dumbbell in the hand. Make sure the shoulder is pressing against the incline bench and the arm is lying across your body with the palm around your navel.
Hold a dumbbell in your uppermost arm while keeping it extended in front of you parallel to the floor. This is your starting position.
While keeping the dumbbell parallel to the floor at all times, perform a lateral raise. Your arm should travel straight up until it is pointing at the ceiling. Tip: Exhale as you perform this movement. Hold the dumbbell in the position and feel the contraction in the shoulders for a second.
While inhaling lower the weight across your body back into the starting position.
Repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.
Switch arms and repeat the movement.
Verdict
Both exercises target the shoulders. Alternating Cable Shoulder Press is a beginner exercise using cable, while One-Arm Incline Lateral Raise is beginner and uses dumbbell. Choose Alternating Cable Shoulder Press if you have access to cable, or One-Arm Incline Lateral Raise if you prefer dumbbell. Alternating Cable Shoulder Press is a compound movement working multiple joints, making it better for overall strength. One-Arm Incline Lateral Raise isolates the target muscle for focused development.