Stand with a barbell hanging at arms’ length with an approximately shoulder-width grip. Keeping the trunk braced tightly, lift the bar up with straight arms to just above shoulder height, then lower again under control.
 
The bar can also be raised completely overhead or close to it.
 
Purpose
The barbell front raise strengthens the anterior and lateral delts primarily without taxing the chest or triceps, so is useful for adding shoulder work without taxing other body parts more than desired.
 
Programming
Generally sets of 8-20 reps are appropriate.