dumbbell seated alternate front raise

A shoulders exercise targeting the delts, performed with dumbbell.

dumbbell seated alternate front raise demonstration
dumbbell seated alternate front raise β€” demonstration

Body part

Shoulders

Equipment

Dumbbell

Target muscles

Delts

Secondary muscles

Trapezius, Biceps

How to do dumbbell seated alternate front raise

  1. Sit on a bench with your back straight and feet flat on the ground.

  2. Hold a dumbbell in each hand with your palms facing your body and arms extended down by your sides.

  3. Keeping your arms straight, raise one dumbbell in front of you until it is parallel to the ground.

  4. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower the dumbbell back down to the starting position.

  5. Repeat with the other arm.

  6. Alternate between arms for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Delts

Secondary

TrapeziusBiceps

Related exercises

All shoulders exercises β†’

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