Cable Front Raise

How to perform the Cable Front Raise

1. Set a single pulley to the lowest position and stand facing away from or beside the stack with the cable running behind the legs.
2. Grip the handle with a pronated grip in front of the thighs, holding a soft bend in the elbow.
3. The low cable keeps constant tension on the front delt from the very bottom, where a dumbbell is nearly weightless.
4. Raise the handle forward and up in front of the body, leading with the knuckles toward shoulder height.
5. Stop at about shoulder height without shrugging or leaning back to complete the rep.
6. Lower under control against the cable pull, keeping tension on the delt all the way down.

Suggested working range: 12–20 reps. Default progression: double progression.

Common mistakes

• •Setting the pulley too high, which removes the loaded bottom range the cable is meant to provide.
• •Leaning back to heave the handle up rather than raising with the front delt.
• •Shrugging the traps at the top instead of stopping at shoulder height.
• •Letting the cable snap the arm back down without controlling the eccentric.

Variations & alternatives

Swap in a related movement if equipment, recovery, or progression demands it.