Barbell Front Raises
- Place a light-weighted barbell in front of you at your shins.
- Squat down into position, driving your hips back. Keep your chest and head up. Place your hands in an overhand grip on the barbell.
- Stand up with a tight core and flat back. Keeping a slight bend in the elbows, raise the bar up and in front of you. Pause when your arms are parallel with the ground.
- Slowly lower the barbell to your hip. Repeat the movement.
Related exercises to discover
Barbell front raises is a gym work out exercise that targets shoulders and also involves abs and upper back & lower traps. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Standing dumbbell overhead shoulder press, laying internal shoulder rotation and standing arm circles are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as barbell front raises. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
Exercise illustration licensing: Our exercise and yoga pose illustrations (static and animated) are selectively available for licensing for commercial and non-commercial projects. Visit our exercise illustrations licensing page for detailed information and to submit in inquiry.
©
Our exercise illustrations represent original artwork registered with and protected by the U.S. Copyright Office. Unauthorized use violators will be prosecuted. More details.