Beginner exercise

Straight Raises on Incline Bench

Also called Prone BB Front Raises on Incline Bench

  • Muscle Growth
  • Bodybuilding

Technique

How to perform Straight Raises on Incline Bench

  1. Place a bar on the ground behind the head of an incline bench.
  2. Lay on the bench face down.
  3. With a pronated grip, pick the barbell up from the floor, keeping your arms straight.
  4. Allow the bar to hang straight down.
  5. This will be your starting position.
  6. To begin, raise the barbell out in front of your head while keeping your arms extended.
  7. Return to the starting position.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Anterior Deltoid.

MuscleScoreRole
Anterior Deltoid1.0Target, Mover, Stabilizer
Serratus Anterior0.5Mover, Stabilizer
Trapezius0.5Mover