Standing Front Barbell Raise Over Head

How to do the Standing Front Barbell Raise Over Head

1. To begin, stand straight with a barbell in your hands. You should grip the bar with palms facing down and a closer than shoulder width grip apart from each other.
2. Your feet should be shoulder width apart from each other. Your elbows should be slightly bent. This is the starting position.
3. Lift the barbell up until it is directly over your head while exhaling. Make sure to keep your elbows slightly bent when performing each repetition.
4. Once you feel the contraction, begin to lower the barbell back down to the starting position as you inhale.
5. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	shoulders
Equipment	barbell
Difficulty	intermediate
Type	isolation

No barbell? Train the same muscles with these

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

Lateral Raise - With Bands Resistance Bands Alternating Deltoid Raise Dumbbell Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise Dumbbell Dumbbell Scaption Dumbbell Front Dumbbell Raise Dumbbell Front Incline Dumbbell Raise Dumbbell

Easier than the Standing Front Barbell Raise Over 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 Front Barbell Raise Over Head

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

Superset the Standing Front Barbell Raise Over Head with

Opposing lats and middle back work — alternate sets without extra rest.

Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover lats Bent Over Two-Arm Long Bar Row middle back Reverse Grip Bent-Over Rows middle back Incline Bench Pull middle back

Common questions

What muscles does the Standing Front Barbell Raise Over Head work?

The Standing Front Barbell Raise Over 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 Front Barbell Raise Over Head?

A Barbell. Without a barbell, Lateral Raise - With Bands, Alternating Deltoid Raise, and Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise train the same muscle, and 10 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Standing Front Barbell Raise Over 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 Front Barbell Raise Over Head go in a workout?

Late — the Standing Front Barbell Raise Over Head is isolation work, so it follows your compounds. Supersetting it with Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover and Bent Over Two-Arm Long Bar 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