Front Raise (Cable)

How to do it

1. Attach a straight bar to the low pulley, turn your back to the machine and stand with feet shoulder width apart.
2. Hold the bar in front of your thighs, not resting on them, with a slight bend in your elbows.
3. Lift the bar straight forward to shoulder height.
4. Lower it under control.

Key cues

• Back to the machine
• Soft elbows
• Lift to shoulder height
• Slow lowering

Common mistakes

• Swinging your body to get the bar up
• Letting the bar rest on your thighs between reps
• Moving your hips or arching your back
• Dropping the bar instead of lowering it

Muscles worked

Primary

Front delts

Secondary

Side delts

Equipment

Cable machine and straight bar.

Variations

• Front Raise (Dumbbell)

  Dumbbell · Front delts · Isolation

• Front Raise (Plate)

  Other · Isolation

References

1. StrengthLog: Cable Front Raise
2. BarBend: Dumbbell Front Raise