Exercise Comparison
Alternating Deltoid Raise vs Front Cable Raise
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Instructions
Alternating Deltoid Raise
In a standing position, hold a pair of dumbbells at your side.
Keeping your elbows slightly bent, raise the weights directly in front of you to shoulder height, avoiding any swinging or cheating.
Return the weights to your side.
On the next repetition, raise the weights laterally, raising them out to your side to about shoulder height.
Return the weights to the starting position and continue alternating to the front and side.
Front Cable Raise
Select the weight on a low pulley machine and grasp the single hand cable attachment that is attached to the low pulley with your left hand.
Face away from the pulley and put your arm straight down with the hand cable attachment in front of your thighs at arms' length with the palms of the hand facing your thighs. This will be your starting position.
While maintaining the torso stationary (no swinging), lift the left arm to the front with a slight bend on the elbow and the palms of the hand always faces down. Continue to go up until you arm is slightly above parallel to the floor. Exhale as you execute this portion of the movement and pause for a second at the top.
Now as you inhale lower the arm back down slowly to the starting position.
Once all of the recommended amount of repetitions have been performed for this arm, switch arms and perform the exercise with the right one.
Verdict
Both exercises target the shoulders. Alternating Deltoid Raise is a beginner exercise using dumbbell, while Front Cable Raise is beginner and uses cable. Choose Alternating Deltoid Raise if you have access to dumbbell, or Front Cable Raise if you prefer cable.