Core · Dumbbell
Dumbbell Front Plank Arm Raise
How to do the dumbbell front plank arm raise, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Dumbbell
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Isometric
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Set up in a forearm or high plank with a light dumbbell on the floor beside one hand. Keeping your hips square and level, raise the dumbbell straight out in front to shoulder height, then lower it under control and repeat or switch arms.
- 1Your core and obliques fighting hard to stop any hip rotation
- 2The front delt of the raising arm lifting the weight
- 3A stable, level torso anchored through the supporting arm
Common mistakes
- Letting your hips twist or pike as you lift
- Swinging the dumbbell up with momentum
- Dropping or shrugging the supporting shoulder
Muscles worked
The dumbbell front plank arm raise mainly works the lower abs, obliques, and front delts, with the upper abs and side delts assisting.
- Lower AbsPrimary
- ObliquesPrimary
- Front DeltsPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- Side DeltsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- QuadsMinor
- GlutesMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.