Barbell Front Raise

How to do it

1. Load a barbell to an appropriate weight and stand with feet shoulder-width apart, gripping the bar with hands about shoulder-width apart in front of the thighs.
2. Brace the core and keep a slight bend in the elbows before beginning the lift.
3. Raise the bar in a straight path up to shoulder height, driving through the anterior deltoid.
4. Pause briefly at shoulder height with the bar level before lowering.
5. Lower the bar back to the thighs under control over the same path.
6. Exhale while raising and inhale while lowering, avoiding the common fault of using the hips to heave the bar upward.

Muscles worked

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