Shoulders · EZ Bar
EZ Bar Standing Front Raise
How to do the ez bar standing front raise, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- EZ Bar
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand holding an EZ bar in front of your thighs with a shoulder-width overhand grip on the angled sections. Keeping a slight bend in your elbows, raise the bar straight out in front to shoulder height, then lower it back down under control.
- 1Front delts lifting the bar to shoulder height
- 2A slight, fixed bend held in your elbows throughout
- 3Core engaged and shoulders down as you lower
Common mistakes
- Swinging the bar up or raising it above shoulder level
- Shrugging your shoulders or leaning back to cheat the lift
- Locking your elbows out at the bottom or top
Muscles worked
The ez bar standing front raise mainly works the front delts, with the side delts assisting.
- Front DeltsPrimary
- Side DeltsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
Kovo programs the ez bar standing front raise for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.