Cable Front Raise: Behind You or In Front? (leverage tested)
Same cable front raise, two setups. Stand ahead of the low pulley (cable behind you) and the movement stays loaded at the bottom — 89% leverage vs 51% with the station in front. At the top the in-front setup wins, but only barely (99% vs 87%). Even a dumbbell beats the in-front cable at the bottom. Both work — behind loads more of the rep.
Exercises in this video
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Dumbbell Front Raise Two-hand dumbbell front raises emphasize shoulder flexion and anterior delt control. Lift only to shoulder height and lower with control. Main muscles: front delts and traps. -
Cable Front Raise Cable front raises load the front delts through shoulder flexion with constant tension from the low pulley. Lift to shoulder height and lower with control. Main muscles: front delts.
