Dumbbell Front Raise

Secondary muscles

How to do it

1. Stand tall with a dumbbell in each hand at your thighs, palms facing your legs.
2. Brace your torso and keep a soft bend in your elbows.
3. Raise both dumbbells straight in front of you until your hands reach about shoulder height.
4. Pause briefly without shrugging your shoulders.
5. Lower the dumbbells back to your thighs with control.
6. Repeat from a still, upright stance.

Form cues

• Lift to shoulder height
• Keep ribs down
• Lead with your hands
• Don't shrug up

Common mistakes

• Swinging the dumbbells up with the hips or torso.
• Lifting the weights higher than shoulder level.
• Shrugging the shoulders toward the ears.
• Bending the elbows more as the weights rise.

Breathing

Exhale as you raise the dumbbells, and inhale as you lower them back down with control.