The dumbbell front raise to lateral raise is a combination exercise that targets both the front and side deltoid muscles of the shoulders. By transitioning from one movement to the other, you engage multiple shoulder muscles, creating a more comprehensive workout for your deltoids.
Let's get started by grabbing one dumbbell and have it hanging by your side with your palm facing inwards towards your body.
This is the starting position.
From here raise your arm up in front of you until you reach shoulder height, or as high as you can, with a slight bend in your elbow.
From here rotate the arm out to the side, then, return the dumbbell back down safely to your side. This is half the repetition. For the other half we do the same movement in reverse, starting with the lateral raise then bringing the hand in front to lower to the starting position. This is one repetition, now repeat this for the desired amount.
Once you’ve done one arm, if required in the program and you are able to do so, repeat the exercise and the repetition with the other arm.
If you find yourself falling sideways it may be better to hold a dumbbell in each hand to counteract the weight.
If you have limited gripping ability try using the Active Hands Gripping Aids to make this exercise as safe as possible.