Front raises with dumbbells

Edited by Dr. Massimo Bonazzelli

Synonyms

The Dumbbell Front Raise exercise is also known as the Front raise with dumbell, Dumbell front raise

Type of Exercise

Front raises with dumbbells is a Monoarticular / accessory exercise

Variants

• Front raises with barbell

Front raises with dumbbells: Execution

The starting position sees the athlete standing upright with the back in his position of strength, the knees slightly bent and the distance between the feet equal to or slightly greater than that of the shoulders. The shoulders are not fully extended even if the the arms can still be considered at the sides. The elbows are almost completely extended. Each hand holds a dumbbell with a prone grip. parallel to the ground. Flexing the elbows is considered cheating and shifts the workload to the front of the shoulders. The help of pushing the lower limbs and excessive hyperextension of the spine is considered cheating. Although this is an exercise that is inserted for training the anterior portion of the deltoid, it is possible to gradually increase the contribution of the lateral portion of the deltoid m as the shoulders are abducted. Excessive internal rotation of the shoulder is always inadvisable. The vertical position of the body tends to make exercise more difficult in the second half of the flexion or flexion / abduction of the shoulder. There is also a variant of sitting on benches at different inclinations of this exercise, to progressively move the critical point of the movement lower as the incline of the bench approaches 180 °.

Muscles involved in the exercise Front raises with dumbbells

Group 0

• Anterior deltoid
• Upper bundles of the pectoralis major
• Coracobrachialis
• Brachial biceps

Action
Shoulder flexion

Group 1

• Lateral deltoid
• Supraspinatus

Action
Shoulder abduction (optional)

Group 2

• Inferior bundles of the large thoracic dentate
• Lower bundles of the trapezius
• Intermediate beams of the trapezius

Action
Upper scapular rotation

Function of the stabilizing muscles: Stability of the shoulder, shoulder blade, elbow, grip, torso, hip, knee, ankle and foot

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