Stand with a pair of dumbbells hanging at arms’ length and the palms facing back. Keeping the trunk braced tightly, lift the weights up with straight arms to above shoulder height, then lower again under control.
 
The arms can also be raised completely overhead or close to it.
 
Purpose
The dumbbell 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 6-15 reps are appropriate.