Incline Dumbbell Front Raise

How to Perform the Incline Dumbbell Front Raise

1. Set an adjustable bench to a 45-60 degree incline and sit back with a dumbbell in each hand.
2. Let the dumbbells hang at arm's length by your sides with palms facing your thighs.
3. Keeping your arms nearly straight with just a slight bend in the elbows, raise one or both dumbbells forward and upward.
4. Continue raising until your arm is approximately parallel with the floor or slightly above shoulder level.
5. Hold the top position for a brief moment, feeling the contraction in the front deltoid.
6. Slowly lower the dumbbell back to the starting position under control over 2-3 seconds.
7. If alternating, complete one arm before starting the other, or raise both simultaneously.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Muscles Worked

Benefits

• ✓Increases range of motion compared to standing front raises for greater anterior deltoid activation.
• ✓The incline position reduces momentum and cheating, ensuring strict isolation.
• ✓Provides a deep stretch on the front deltoids at the bottom of the movement.

Pro Tips

• ●The incline position makes the exercise harder at the bottom, so use lighter weight than you would for standing front raises.
• ●You can use a neutral grip (palms facing each other) or pronated grip (palms facing down) for slight variation in muscle emphasis.
• ●Alternate arms if fatigue causes your form to break down with both arms simultaneously.

Variations

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