Shoulder Front raises

**maxmus** · 06-23-2002, 11:22 AM

When ever I do shoulder front raises I feel a little pain in my rotator cuff is this normal? It usually only happens when I use dumbells when I use a cabel it dosent happen, does this happen to anyone else?

**Sam_the_Ripper** · 06-26-2002, 02:37 PM

well Maxmus, this hasn't happened to me but I know of people complaining about this here and there. The reason why you are getting the pain becuase your shoulder is weak or you are lifting excvessive weight. I suggest you warm up your shoulders before doing the front raises. try a 10 pound dumbell and do 2 set of 20 reps(this will have a good blood flow through your rotator cuff), and then do your normal weight I suggest you do not go over 20 pound dumbell for about two weeks.
Cable raises can be easier because the cable assists us to push the weight. Example - Biceps curls on a barbell I can lift EZ bar with not more than 50 pounds on each side, but on cable row, I can push 175 pounds easily.
other option for you is to strengthen your shuolder on cable machine and when u feel u can hit it, then go to free weights.

**Vegas Kid** · 06-26-2002, 02:42 PM

Try grabbing a plate with 2 hands and lift that in front of you.

**Neo** · 06-26-2002, 04:14 PM

Originally posted by Vegas Kid
Try grabbing a plate with 2 hands and lift that in front of you.

I do the same thing...it works incredibly well.....

**Butch** · 06-26-2002, 04:16 PM

I do something similar to Vegas, but instead I take a DB in each hand and grip it with palms facing out, I then raise my arms above my head. This I feel really targets ny front delts. And it seems to be working great.

**vielbistdu** · 06-26-2002, 09:20 PM

I also suggest you try using a plate for front raises. It puts less stress on your rotator cuff. Well at least I think it doesn't by personal experience.

**The French Curler** · 06-26-2002, 09:30 PM

I agree with holding the plate, seems to work better.

**viper** · 06-26-2002, 09:35 PM

i lean on a preacher curl bence(opposite direction, body across the pad) to do front raises...makes it so i cant cheat...most people will use way to much weight and throw some body language in to get it up....a little cheating is ok, but alot is not....