Shoulders · Cable
Cable One Arm Front Raise
How to do the cable one arm front raise, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Cable
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Set a cable pulley to the lowest position and stand facing away from or beside the stack, holding the handle in one hand with your arm down by your side. Keeping your arm straight with a slight bend in the elbow, raise the handle in front of you to shoulder height, then lower it under control.
- 1Feel your front delt drive the handle up to shoulder height
- 2Keep constant tension on the cable through the full range
- 3Brace your core and keep your shoulder pulled down
Common mistakes
- Don't swing the handle up with body momentum
- Avoid shrugging or leaning back to lift the weight
- Don't raise the handle above shoulder height
Muscles worked
The cable one arm front raise mainly works the front delts, with the side delts assisting.
- Front DeltsPrimary
- Side DeltsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.