Shoulders · Bodyweight
Standing Shoulders Full Flexion
How to do the standing shoulders full flexion, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- VerticalPush
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand tall with your arms at your sides. Keeping your arms straight, raise them forward and all the way overhead until your hands point to the ceiling, then lower them back down under control.
- 1Feel the front of your shoulders lift the arms overhead
- 2Keep your arms straight through the full range
- 3Reach tall at the top without arching the back
Common mistakes
- Do not arch your lower back to swing the arms up
- Avoid shrugging your shoulders early in the lift
- Do not use momentum to throw the arms up
Muscles worked
The standing shoulders full flexion mainly works the front delts, with the upper traps, upper chest, lower traps, and side delts assisting.
- Front DeltsPrimary
- Upper TrapsSupport
- Upper ChestSupport
- Lower TrapsSupport
- Side DeltsSupport
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Last reviewed June 2026.