Overhead Plate Raise

Also known as: Plate Raise to Overhead, Plate Front Raise to Overhead

Overhead Plate Raise is a isolation strength exercise using other that trains the front delts, shoulders.

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Primary muscles: Front Delts, Shoulders

Secondary muscles: Traps

How to do it

1. Stand tall holding a weight plate at the sides with both hands, arms straight in front of your thighs.
2. Brace your trunk and keep a slight bend in the elbows.
3. Raise the plate in an arc in front of you and continue until it is overhead.
4. Lower along the same arc back to your thighs under control.

Track it with MyoAmigo

MyoAmigo pre-fills every set of the Overhead Plate Raise from last time, charts your estimated 1RM trend so you can see strength move without testing a true max, and flags a stall with a concrete fix. It also credits this work toward your weekly Front Delts volume on the MyoMap heatmap. New to the movement? Start with picking a working weight and progressive overload.

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