What Is a Lateral Raise? A lateral raise is an exercise that involves pulling a weight vertically up. You can use a dumbbell, looped resistance band, kettlebells, or a cable machine. Lateral raises ...

A CSCS trainer shares 6 standing exercises men over 50 can use to build lean muscle and stay strong with dumbbells and bands.

Standing rows, or upright rows, are an exercise that will strengthen the shoulders, arms, and core. Brigette Williams of Living Balanced says you can use just about any equipment: dumbbells, a kettle ...

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There are rowing machines, and then there are rowing exercises that mimic the signature upper body pulling movement that you do while rowing on a machine. Within the latter category are upright rows, ...

Marjie Gilliam is an International Sports Sciences Master certified personal trainer and fitness consultant. She owns Custom Fitness Personal Training Services LLC. Send email to marjie@ohtrainer.com.

When it comes to building functional upper-body strength, standing exercises can be more efficient than standard gym machines. This is particularly true for adults 60+, because these moves fire up ...

I see a lot of shoulder niggles appearing when people perform upright rows as part of their strength training program. There’s nothing inherently wrong with the upper-body exercise; it’s just easy to ...