Single / One Arm Front Water Bottle Raises
How to Do 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 Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Single / One Arm Front Water Bottle Raises targets shoulders. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is a gym exercise. Equipment required: water bottles.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Kettlebell thruster / squat to clean to overhead press, resistance band shoulder front raises and bodyweight shoulder presses. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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