VIDEO DEMO:

EXERCISE INSTRUCTIONS:

1. SETUP: Set a bench to a 45* angle and lean into it, standing on your tip toes for support. Take an overhand-grip of a straight bar (or EZ-bar) and let the bar hang down over the bench.
2. LIFT: Keep your shoulders pinned back and lift the bar in an arc-like motion in front of you, until it reaches shoulder level.
3. TIP: Most of the rewards from this exercise are hidden in the negative phase (lowering the bar), so don’t just let it “drop from the top”, control the descent!

MUSCLES WORKED BY THIS EXERCISE:

• Shoulders (Front Delts)
• Arms (Forearms)

ALTERNATIVE EXERCISES:

• DB Front Raise
• Plate Front Raise
• Overhead Plate Raise
• Diagonal Plate Press
• Horizontal Plate Press
• Plate Eight