Dumbbell Seated Front Raise
A seated shoulder isolation exercise where you lift dumbbells straight in front to shoulder height to train the front delts.
Secondary muscles
How to do it
- Sit tall on a bench with your feet flat on the floor and a dumbbell in each hand at your sides.
- Hold the dumbbells with your palms facing down or slightly toward each other, and brace your midsection.
- Raise both arms straight forward until the dumbbells reach shoulder height.
- Pause briefly at the top without leaning back or shrugging your shoulders.
- Lower the dumbbells under control back to the starting position by your thighs.
- Repeat each rep with the same seated posture and arm path.
Form cues
- Lift to shoulder height
- Keep torso still
- Soft bend in elbows
- Shoulders down and back
Common mistakes
- Leaning the torso back to swing the dumbbells up
- Raising the dumbbells above shoulder height
- Shrugging the shoulders toward the ears
- Dropping the weights quickly on the way down
Breathing
Exhale as you raise the dumbbells, and inhale as you lower them back down under control.
