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Barbell Front Raise
Muscles involved
As you perform the barbell front raise with a pronated grip, you immediately feel how the weight challenges your shoulders stability through every millimeter of the movement. It is not about swinging your torso or using momentum, but rather guiding the barbell upward smoothly and with intent. You will experience pure isolation right in the front of your shoulders as you resist gravity on the way up and especially during the slow, controlled descent. That conscious control over your body posture turns a straightforward barbell exercise into an intense experience of total muscle ownership.
How to do it
1. Stand holding a bar with a shoulder-width grip, arms hanging in front of your thighs. 2. Lift the bar directly in front of you, keeping your elbows extended. 3. Raise until the bar is just above shoulder height. 4. Slowly lower to the starting position.
Equipment required
Muscles worked
Tips
- Keep your arms straight but without locking your elbows. - Lift the bar to shoulder height or slightly above. - Control the descent to maintain tension in the front deltoids.
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