Exercise Comparison
Anti-Gravity Press vs One-Arm Incline Lateral Raise
Side-by-Side
Muscle Analysis
Shared
Only in Anti-Gravity Press
Instructions
Anti-Gravity Press
Place a bar on the ground behind the head of an incline bench.
Lay on the bench face down. With a pronated grip, pick the barbell up from the floor. Flex the elbows, performing a reverse curl to bring the bar near your chest. This will be your starting position.
To begin, press the barbell out in front of your head by extending your elbows. Keep your arms parallel to the ground throughout the movement.
Return to the starting position and repeat to complete the set.
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. Anti-Gravity Press is a beginner exercise using barbell, while One-Arm Incline Lateral Raise is beginner and uses dumbbell. Choose Anti-Gravity Press if you have access to barbell, or One-Arm Incline Lateral Raise if you prefer dumbbell. Anti-Gravity 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.