Shoulders · Dumbbell
Dumbbell Single Arm Neutral Grip Front Raise
How to do the dumbbell single arm neutral grip front raise, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Dumbbell
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- VerticalPush
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand holding a single dumbbell at your side with a neutral grip and thumb pointing up. Keeping a slight bend in the elbow, raise the dumbbell straight in front of you to shoulder height. Lower it slowly back to your side and repeat, then switch arms.
- 1Feel the front delt do the work as you raise the dumbbell
- 2Keep the thumb up and lead with the wrist
- 3Lower the weight slowly without letting it drop
Common mistakes
- Don't swing or rock to throw the weight up
- Avoid lifting above shoulder height with the trap
- Don't let your shoulder hunch toward your ear
Muscles worked
The dumbbell single arm neutral grip front raise mainly works the front delts, with the upper traps and side delts assisting.
- Front DeltsPrimary
- Upper TrapsSupport
- Side DeltsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Upper ChestMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
Kovo programs the dumbbell single arm neutral grip front raise for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
More shoulders exercises
- How to do the battle rope alternating waves
- How to do the arm circles
- How to do the arnold press
- How to do the resistance band front raise
- How to do the resistance band lateral raise
- How to do the resistance band overhead press
Last reviewed June 2026.