Dumbbell Front Raise

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How to do it

Stand with dumbbells resting on the front of your thighs, palms down, and raise one or both arms straight forward to shoulder height before lowering under control.

Muscles worked

Primary: shoulders · Also works: upper chest

Equipment

Dumbbells

Common mistakes

• Rocking the hips forward and back to swing the weight up
• Raising well above shoulder height, which shifts the work to the traps
• Letting the dumbbells bang into the thighs at the bottom instead of stopping just short

Variations

• Alternating single-arm front raise
• Neutral-grip front raise

Can't do this one? Swap it for

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

Related exercises

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