How to do a Front Shoulder Raise

What is a Front Shoulder Raise?

Shoulder Raises are a popular exercise for your shoulders that are often accompanied by dumbbells. There are generally two directions this movement is performed; laterally (to the sides) and anteriorly (towards the front). For years I didn’t know that Shoulder Raises can be performed by only using your bodyweight and a towel, and once I learned the movement, it quickly became one of my favorite exercises for my shoulders. The Front Shoulder Raise is a shoulder strengthening exercise and instead of using a dumbbell, you use a towel and a little bit of physics. You can provide plenty of resistance in this movement for your shoulder simply by pulling down on the towel with your opposite hand. 

The following muscle groups are engaged when performing Front Shoulder Raises:

• Shoulders

How to Do a Front Shoulder Raise (Instructions):

Trainer Tips for Front Shoulder Raises: 

• Progression (make harder)
  • Increase the resistance by pulling harder with the hand that is down near your leg. 
  • Pause for 2 seconds at the top of the movement.
  • Perform the movement slowly. Count to 2 on the way up, and count to 4 on the way down.
• Regression (make easier)
  • Decrease the resistance by not pulling as hard with the hand that is down near your leg. 
• Application:
  • Perform 3 sets of 8-12 repetitions of the movement.