ActivTrax

Cable Front Deltoid Raise

Primary Muscles: Front Delts
  • Instructions
  • In Brief
  • Key Points

  1. Start Position: Exhale as you slowly raise the bar.
  2. Middle Position: As you raise, concentrate on rotating from your shoulder only. Your upper and lower arms move as a single unit. Do not bend your wrist, and keep a slight bend in your elbow.
  3. End Position: Raise until your arm is at shoulder height. Hold for1/2 a second.
  4. Return to Middle: Inhale as you slowly return to starting position.
  5. Return to Start: Do not lock out your elbow. Repeat the movement for the recommended number of repetitions.

 

Instructions

  1. Start Position: Exhale as you slowly raise the bar.
  2. Middle Position: As you raise, concentrate on rotating from your shoulder only. Your upper and lower arms move as a single unit. Do not bend your wrist, and keep a slight bend in your elbow.
  3. End Position: Raise until your arm is at shoulder height. Hold for1/2 a second.
  4. Return to Middle: Inhale as you slowly return to starting position.
  5. Return to Start: Do not lock out your elbow. Repeat the movement for the recommended number of repetitions.

 

Key Points

  1. Throughout the entire range of motion:

    • Keep your back straight, head aligned with your spine, and knees slightly bent.
    • Do not bend your wrists.
    • Keep your elbows outward and slightly bent.

     

  2. Move by rotating from your shoulder only, moving your upper and lower arms as a single unit.

  3. At end position, never raise your arms beyond shoulder height.

  4. Use your arms to perform the exercise, not your body.