What you'll gain
Isolates the front shoulders for focused hypertrophy work.
Adds detail volume that pressing alone often misses.
Trains a clean shoulder-flexion pattern with no body english.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- 1
Stand tall with a dumbbell in each hand resting on the front of your thighs, palms facing back.
- 2
Set your feet shoulder-width apart, brace your core, and pull your shoulders down and back.
- 3
Lift one or both dumbbells straight forward with a slight bend held in the elbows.
- 4
Stop the lift when the dumbbells reach shoulder height and the arms are roughly parallel to the floor.
- 5
Pause for a beat at the top with the dumbbells level, holding tension in the front delts.
- 6
Lower the dumbbells slowly back to the thighs over 2 to 3 seconds, then repeat for reps.
Common Mistakes
Swinging the torso back to throw the dumbbells up, which steals work from the front delts.
Lifting past shoulder height into the upper traps, which removes the front delt focus.
Bending the elbows heavily mid-rep, which turns the lift into a curl-and-press hybrid.
Going too heavy and shrugging the shoulders up at the top instead of keeping them pinned down.
About This Exercise
The dumbbell front raise is a single-joint shoulder exercise that lifts a dumbbell straight up in front of the body to shoulder height. With the elbows held nearly straight, the front delts do almost all the work — making it one of the cleanest ways to add detail volume to the front of the shoulders. This clip fits shoulder-day blocks, push-day accessory work, and shoulder-detail content where pressing alone won't build the look users want. App builders can ship it as a default shoulder isolation option in any hypertrophy program, and creators can use it in shoulder-day Reels where the lift's visual is instantly recognizable.
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Dumbbell Front Raise
A standing dumbbell raise to shoulder height that isolates the front delts in a clean, controlled arc.
Specifications
Built for
- Shoulder-day blocks in hypertrophy app workouts
- Push-day accessory work in strength training apps
- Shoulder-detail tracks in coaching platforms
- Shoulder-day content for trainer Reels and TikToks
Muscles Worked
Details
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