Underhand EZ-Bar Front Raise

Technique

How to perform Underhand EZ-Bar Front Raise

1. Stand upright with your feet hip‑width apart, holding an EZ‑bar in front of your thighs with a supinated (underhand) grip on the outer angled bends.
2. Keep your arms straight but not locked.
3. Brace your core, draw your shoulders down and back, and maintain a neutral spine with a slight bend in your knees.
4. This is your starting position.
5. Exhale as you raise the EZ‑bar straight up in front of you in a smooth arc, keeping your elbows nearly fixed and palms facing the ceiling throughout the lift.
6. Continue lifting until the bar reaches shoulder height and your arms are roughly parallel to the floor, avoiding any hip swing or shoulder shrugging.
7. Pause briefly at the top, squeezing your front deltoids and maintaining an upright torso.
8. Inhale as you lower the bar back to the starting position under control, stopping just before it touches your thighs to keep tension, and repeat for the prescribed repetitions.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Anterior Deltoid.