Cable Front Raise

Start

Finish

How to do it

Face away from a low pulley with the handle held in front of your thigh, step forward until the cable is taut, then raise the straight arm forward to shoulder height.

Muscles worked

Primary: shoulders · Also works: upper chest

Equipment

Cables

Common mistakes

• Standing too close so the cable goes slack at the bottom of every rep
• Letting the torso lean back to counterbalance the cable's backward pull
• Shrugging the shoulder up as the hand approaches shoulder height

Variations

• Rope cable front raise with both hands
• Cross-body cable front raise

Can't do this one? Swap it for

• Dumbbell Front Raise
• Resistance Band Front Raise
• Cable Lateral Raise

Related exercises

• Standing Overhead Pressshoulders
• Pike Push-Upshoulders
• Dumbbell Lateral Raiseshoulders
• Shoulder Controlled Rotationsshoulders
• Face Pullshoulders
• Cable Lateral Raiseshoulders