Standing Dumbbell Straight-Arm Front Delt Raise Above Head

How to do the Standing Dumbbell Straight-Arm Front Delt Raise Above Head

1. Hold the dumbbells in front of your thighs, palms facing your thighs.
2. Keep your arms straight with a slight bend at the elbows but keep them locked. This will be your starting position.
3. Raise the dumbbells in a semicircular motion to arm's length overhead as you exhale.
4. Slowly return to the starting position using the same path as you inhale.
5. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	shoulders
Equipment	dumbbell
Difficulty	intermediate
Type	isolation

No dumbbell? Train the same muscles with these

Ordered by how likely you are to own the 6 options.

Lateral Raise - With Bands Resistance Bands Handstand Push-Ups Bodyweight Shoulder Press - With Bands Resistance Bands Band Pull Apart Resistance Bands Internal Rotation with Band Resistance Bands Alternating Kettlebell Press Kettlebell

Easier than the Standing Dumbbell Straight-Arm Front Delt Raise Above Head

Same movement pattern, lower entry difficulty — work up from here.

Alternating Deltoid Raise beginner · Dumbbell Car Drivers beginner · Barbell Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise beginner · Dumbbell

Harder than the Standing Dumbbell Straight-Arm Front Delt Raise Above Head

Push Press expert · Barbell Clean and Jerk expert · Barbell Circus Bell expert · Other Equipment

Superset the Standing Dumbbell Straight-Arm Front Delt Raise Above Head with

Opposing middle back work — alternate sets without extra rest.

Middle Back Shrug middle back Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row middle back Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row With Palms In middle back Dumbbell Incline Row middle back

Common questions

What muscles does the Standing Dumbbell Straight-Arm Front Delt Raise Above Head work?

The Standing Dumbbell Straight-Arm Front Delt Raise Above Head primarily works the shoulders. Alternating Deltoid Raise, Car Drivers, and Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise train the same muscle, across 9 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Standing Dumbbell Straight-Arm Front Delt Raise Above Head?

Dumbbells. Without dumbbells, Lateral Raise - With Bands, Handstand Push-Ups, and Shoulder Press - With Bands train the same muscle, and 10 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Standing Dumbbell Straight-Arm Front Delt Raise Above Head suitable for beginners?

It is rated intermediate. Start with Alternating Deltoid Raise, Car Drivers, and Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise and work up.

Where should the Standing Dumbbell Straight-Arm Front Delt Raise Above Head go in a workout?

Late — the Standing Dumbbell Straight-Arm Front Delt Raise Above Head is isolation work, so it follows your compounds. Supersetting it with Middle Back Shrug and Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row cuts session time without extra rest.

Similar exercises

Alternating Deltoid Raise Dumbbell Car Drivers Barbell Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise Dumbbell Dumbbell Scaption Dumbbell Front Cable Raise Cable Machine Front Dumbbell Raise Dumbbell