Single / One Arm Front Water Bottle Raises
- Stand straight holding a water bottle in each hand with an overhand grip.
- Hold the water bottles in front of your thighs with your palms of the facing your thighs. Keep your arms fully extended. This is the start position.
- Raise the left water bottle out and upwards, while keeping a slight bend in your elbow. Your palms must always face down for this exercise.
- Continue raising the water bottle until your arm is a little above parallel to the floor. Exhale as you are raising the water bottle.
- Pause for a count of one.
- Inhale and slowly lower the water bottle to the start position.
- As you lower the left water bottle, begin to lift the right water bottle, duplicating the movement.
- When both water bottles have been raised and lowered in a cycle, that is one repetition.
- Repeat.
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Single / one arm front water bottle raises is a gym work out exercise that targets shoulders. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Handstand walks / hand walking, crab walks and shoulder pole / broomstick stretch are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as single / one arm front water bottle raises. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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