Front Raise

Teaching points

• Position yourself with a wide stance and knees slightly bent
  
  
• Hold a dumbbell in each hand with the arms straight by your sides and palms facing behind you
  
  
• Lift your arms out in front, until the hands are at shoulder level
  
  
• Return the arms back to the starting position, maintaining control throughout
  
  
• Ensure you don't arch your back in an attempt to lift the weight

Variations & progressions

• Alternate arms

Muscles worked

• Anterior fibres of Deltoid

Alternative exercises

• Shoulder Press
  
  
• Lateral Raise
  
  
• Front Raise with a resistance band

Related injuries

• Shoulder Impingement
  
  
• Dislocated Shoulder