Dumbbell Lateral to Front Raise

Setup

1. 01Stand with feet hip width apart holding light dumbbells at the sides.
2. 02Use a palms-down grip with a soft bend in the elbows.
3. 03Brace the trunk and set the shoulders down.
4. 04Pick a load lighter than your strict lateral raise; the sweep adds time under tension.

Execution

1. 01Raise both arms out to the sides to shoulder height.
2. 02Keeping the arms level, sweep the bells horizontally together in front of you.
3. 03Lower the bells down the front to the thighs under control.
4. 04Reverse or repeat the circuit as programmed, keeping every segment smooth.

Checkpoints

• -Arms stay at shoulder height during the entire horizontal sweep.
• -Torso stays still through the change of direction.
• -Elbow bend stays constant in all three segments.
• -Each segment is deliberate; no blurring the sweep into a swing.

Common mistakes

• -Dropping the arms below shoulder height mid-sweep.
• -Using momentum to bounce between segments.
• -Loading like a standard lateral raise and failing during the sweep.
• -Shrugging as fatigue builds through the long arc.