Muscles Trained: Deltoids (delts), forearms, and traps to an extent.

Intro: Front raises can be performed with either a barbell or dumbbells. They can also be done seated or standing. We will be focusing on the standing dumbbell form in this article, as the exercise is very similar with each variation. Front raises are a shoulder isolation exercise that mainly hits the front deltoids.

How it is performed: You will need a set of dumbbells or a barbell to perform this lift. Grab the two dumbbells and stand with your feet about shoulder width apart. One at a time, raise the dumbbell directly in front of you until it is about shoulder height. Your palms should be facing the ground. In a controlled fashion, lower the dumbbell to the starting position and do the other hand. The standing barbell form is basically the same except the dumbbells are replaced with a barbell and you use both arms at once.

The seated version makes it even more difficult as the weights that you will be able to work with will decrease. If you choose to perform this lift, we recommend that you stick with a standing version.