Take a look at the two exercise machines below—one is designed for your upper body, the other for your lower body. They’re completely different in purpose, yet you can perform the same exercise on both: the lateral raise.

That’s right—if you have access to a reverse hyper machine with an adjustable roller pad, like the one made by Atlantis, you can use it to perform lateral raises. Here’s how:

I’m working on building wider shoulders, so I finish every workout with lateral raises. To see how I incorporate them into my routine, check out Autoregulation and Variable Adaptation Training.

Machine lateral raises offer great variety, but I don’t have a dedicated lateral raise machine—so I came up with this solution. It gets the job done! If you’ve got access to a reverse hyper machine like mine, give it a try.