How to Do the Straight Raises on Incline Bench

Beginner · Barbell · Targets Shoulders, Traps

How to perform it

1. Place a bar on the ground behind the head of an incline bench.
2. Lay on the bench face down. With a pronated grip, pick the barbell up from the floor, keeping your arms straight. Allow the bar to hang straight down. This will be your starting position.
3. To begin, raise the barbell out in front of your head while keeping your arms extended.
4. Return to the starting position.

Muscles worked

The Straight Raises on Incline Bench primarily targets your Shoulders, with support from your Traps. You'll need barbell.

Make it count toward your goal

Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Straight Raises on Incline Bench slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.

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