Shoulder exercises

Plate Front Raise

Also known as: Élévations frontales avec un disque · Εμπρόσθιες εκτάσεις ώμων με δίσκο · plate raise

Primary
Shoulders
Equipment
Weight plate
Level
Intermediate
Type
Isolation
Suggested rest
1 min

How to do the Plate Front Raise

  1. Stand holding a plate by its sides in front of your thighs.

  2. Raise the plate in front of you with nearly straight arms to eye level.

  3. Keep your core braced and your torso still.

  4. Lower slowly back to the start.

Sets and reps

GoalSetsRepsRest
Muscle growth2–410–151 min
Muscular endurance2–315–2545 s

When you hit the top of the rep range on every set, add 2.5 kg (5 lb) next session and work back up.

Starting points from training research. Stop each set 1–3 reps short of failure.

Muscles worked

Primary

Shoulders

Secondary

Chest

Three heads, three jobs: the front delts press, the side delts raise your arms out and give width, the rear delts pull back. Train all three.

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