Shoulders · Beginner

Plate Front Raise

Front Delts · also Upper Chest

Equipment: Weight Plate

How to do it

• Stand tall, feet hip-width, plate gripped at 3 and 9 o'clock
• Rest the plate against your thighs with elbows slightly bent
• Brace your abs and set your shoulders down and back
• Raise the plate straight in front of you to shoulder height
• Lower slowly back to your thighs without leaning or swinging

Common mistake

✕ LEANING BACK TO LIFT → ✓ STAND TALL, STOP AT SHOULDERS

Starting point: 3 sets × 10–15 reps, 60s rest.

In the app: rotate the 3D model, slow it down and watch the mistake next to the correct form.

Cues checked against: acefitness.org, eat-move-save.extension.illinois.edu.