Exercise

Barbell Incline Shoulder Raise

Also known as: incline scapular protraction barbell, incline serratus press barbell

Barbell Incline Shoulder Raise — position 2

Barbell Incline Shoulder Raise is a compound exercise for the shoulders. Main target: anterior deltoid. Also works: traps and middle chest. Equipment: barbell.

EquipmentBarbell

TypeCompound (multi-joint)

MovementPush

CategoryStrength

Muscles worked

Primary

Anterior deltoid

Secondary

Traps Middle chest

How to do it

Lie back on an Incline Bench. Using a medium width grip (a grip that is slightly wider than shoulder width), lift the bar from the rack and hold it straight over you with your arms straight. This will be your starting position.
While keeping the arms straight, lift the bar by protracting your shoulder blades, raising the shoulders from the bench as you breathe out.
Bring back the bar to the starting position as you breathe in.
Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.