Dumbbell Front Raise

Isolates the front delt; use it sparingly because your pressing work already covers it plenty.

• Isolation
• Dumbbell
• Beginner

How to do it

• Raise the dumbbells in front to shoulder height
• Elbows almost extended and fixed
• Lower under control without swinging

Sets, reps and tempo

Ranges: 10–15 reps · 0–2 RIR

Tempo: 2 s on the way down, squeeze 1 s at the peak and stay in control, no swinging

Common mistakes

• Swinging your trunk to come up
• Raising above eye level with momentum

Muscles worked

Primary

• Shoulders

Alternatives

• Lateral Raise
• Standing Overhead Press