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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