# Band Front Raise

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/band-front-raise

Also known as: Resistance Band Front Raise, Banded Front Raise

Body region: Shoulders

## Muscles

- Main: Deltoid
- Helps: Pectoralis Major, Serratus Anterior
- Holds: Trapezius, Erector Spinae, Rectus Abdominis

## Equipment

- Resistance Band

## Technique

1. Place the center of a band under both feet, feet hip-width apart, and take an end in each hand with arms hanging in front of your thighs.
2. Brace your abs and keep a slight bend in the elbows.
3. Raise both arms straight in front of you to about shoulder height.
4. Pause, then lower slowly against the band tension.

### Cues

- Keep the ribs down and torso still.
- Raise to shoulder height, no higher.
- Slow lowering keeps tension on the shoulder.

### Common mistakes

- Swinging the body to start the lift.
- Shrugging the shoulders.
- Letting the band snap down at the bottom.
- Raising the arms far above shoulder level.

## Alternatives

- [Dumbbell Front Raise](https://heatsy.app/ex/dumbbell-front-raise)
- [Cable Front Raise](https://heatsy.app/ex/cable-front-raise)
- [Plate Front Raise](https://heatsy.app/ex/plate-front-raise)