Eccentric Full Front Raise

ECCENTRIC FULL FRONT RAISE

The eccentric full front raise exercise is used to strengthen the muscles and tendons of the front of the shoulder. Start by holding a weight a directly overhead with a straight arm. Slowly lower the weight directly in front of you at a 5-7 second tempo to eccentrically contract the shoulder flexors.

Muscles involved:

• anterior deltoid

• long head of biceps brachii

• coracobrachialis

• pectoralis major

Related conditions:

• anterior deltoid strain

• biceps tendinitis / biceps tendinopathy

• shoulder impingement

• coracobrachialis tendinitis

• pectoralis major tendinitis

• rotator cuff tendinopathy

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