Beginner exercise

Front Plate Raise

  • Muscle Growth
  • Bodybuilding

Technique

How to perform Front Plate Raise

  1. Stand upright and hold one weight plate at its opposite sides, with your palms facing each other.
  2. Let the plate hang in front of your thighs and keep a small, fixed bend in your elbows.
  3. Raise the plate forward until it is slightly above shoulder height, without leaning back or swinging.
  4. Pause briefly while maintaining the same elbow angle.
  5. Lower the plate under control to the starting position.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Anterior Deltoid.

MuscleScoreRole
Anterior Deltoid1.0Target, Mover
Trapezius0.4Mover
Biceps Brachii Long Head0.3Mover, Stabilizer
Biceps Brachii Short Head0.3Mover, Stabilizer
Brachialis0.3Stabilizer
Brachioradialis0.3Stabilizer