The resistance band front raise is a shoulder exercise you can use to work your front deltoids.
The exercise is popular among people who work out at home due to how easy storing a set of resistance bands is.
Since most sets of resistance bands come with a carrying case or bag, they are an awesome addition to your at-home gym.
In other articles, we have discussed banded shoulder presses, banded lateral raises, and banded rear delt flys. The banded front raise can be paired with all these exercises to make an epic at-home shoulder workout routine.
Or, it can be added to your full body workouts or upper body workouts to target your shoulder muscles.
How to perform the resistance band front raise
- Pick out a band with the desired level of thickness for the resistance you desire.
- Grab the handles or the loops of the band.
- Allowing the middle of the band to graze the floor, align the midpoint of the band with the midpoint of your body.
- Step onto the band taking a shoulder width stance while maintaining the midpoint alignment of the band and your body.
- Once standing on the band, bring the band handles to your thighs with your palms facing toward your body.
- Pulling with the muscles of your shoulders, lift the band handles in front of you until your arms are parallel to the floor and perpendicular to your body.
- Slowly reverse the movement and fight the resistance back to the starting hand position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Conclusion
The resistance band front raise is an awesome front raise variation for those who workout at home with resistance bands.
The resistance band will provide the most resistance at full contraction of the exercise, or when your arms are out in front of your body and parallel to the floor.
For a general recommendation, you may find it beneficial to perform 2-4 sets of 8-15 repetitions of the banded front raise. The volume you decide upon will be dependent on your level of experience with the exercise.
To progress with the exercise, you can add reps and/or sets each week. Additionally, you can increase the thickness of the band you select to perform the exercise.
Some find the resistance band front raise as an unnecessary exercise if you are performing shoulder press and a lateral raise variation. However, everyone’s goals are different and if the exercise fits your goals or you enjoy performing the exercise as part of your workouts it can be beneficial.
If you have any additional questions about the banded front raise, please feel free to leave a comment down below!