Dumbbell Front Plank Arm Raise

AbdominalsDumbbellIntermediate

The Dumbbell Front Plank Arm Raise strengthens your core and shoulders while improving stability.

  1. Start in a front plank position with a dumbbell in one hand.
  2. Engage your core and keep your body in a straight line.
  3. Slowly raise the dumbbell towards the ceiling, keeping your arm straight.
  4. Lower the dumbbell back to the starting position and repeat.

How to perform the Dumbbell Front Plank Arm Raise

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Dumbbell Front Plank Arm Raise using your dumbbell.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your abdominals.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your abdominals rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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