Front Two-Dumbbell Raise

What it is

This movement isolates the front of your shoulders for targeted strength and definition. You will raise dumbbells directly in front of your body with controlled effort. This exercise effectively develops the muscles at the front of your shoulders.

Technique tips

• Maintain a slight bend in your elbows throughout the movement.
• Avoid swinging the weights; use a controlled, deliberate motion.
• Exhale as you lift the dumbbells, and inhale as you lower them.
• Pause briefly at the top of the raise to maximize muscle engagement.
• Lower the dumbbells slowly, resisting the weight on the way down.
• Raise the dumbbells just slightly above parallel to the floor.

How to track your progress

Log the weight and reps of each set. Straddly turns every set into an estimated one-rep max, so a heavier single and a strong set of eight both count as progress, and it flags a personal record the moment you beat your best.