Shoulders · Bodyweight
Bottle Weighted Lateral Raise
How to do the bottle weighted lateral raise, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Hold a water bottle in each hand at your sides. With a slight bend in your elbows, raise your arms out to the sides until they reach shoulder height, leading with your elbows. Lower under control and repeat.
- 1Feel your side delts working as you lift the bottles to shoulder height
- 2Lead with your elbows and keep a slight bend in your arms
- 3Lower slowly to keep tension on the shoulders
Common mistakes
- Don't swing or use momentum to fling the bottles up
- Avoid shrugging your shoulders toward your ears
- Don't raise your arms above shoulder height
Muscles worked
The bottle weighted lateral raise mainly works the side delts, with the upper traps assisting.
- Side DeltsPrimary
- Upper TrapsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.