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Front Incline Dumbbell Raise

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Front Incline Dumbbell Raise — start position
Start
Front Incline Dumbbell Raise — finish position
Finish
Muscles worked
PrimaryShoulders

How to do it

  1. 01

    Sit down on an incline bench with the incline set anywhere between 30 to 60 degrees while holding a dumbbell on each hand. Tip: You can change the angle to hit the muscle a little differently each time.

  2. 02

    Extend your arms straight in front of you and have your palms facing down with the dumbbells raised about 1 inch above your thighs. This will be your starting position.

  3. 03

    Slowly raise the dumbbells straight up until they are slightly above your shoulders, while keeping your elbows locked. Squeeze at the top for a second and make sure you breathe out during this portion of the movement. Tip: Keep your head resting down against the bench and your legs on the floor at all times.

  4. 04

    Lower the arms back to the starting position as you inhale.

  5. 05

    Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

In the app

Front Incline Dumbbell Raise appears when you own dumbbells and the day's window has room for it. Loads come from Rule 3 (Loads rise when earned, read from RPE, graded strong) and climb on the reps you actually did.

If a machine is taken the engine swaps a same-pattern movement and says why.

If you don't have dumbbells

Same movement pattern, same primary muscles — swap by what you have.

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