Illustration of anterior deltoid or front shoulder exercise. List of good exercises for your front delt muscles. 

The anterior (front) deltoid raises your arm in front of you. This muscles actually gets trained through several other exercises such as bench press and pushups. You must be careful not to overtrain this muscle. It may be best to train your shoulders at least a few days after training your chest. You can train the front part of your shoulders with cable machine, dumbbells, barbells or a cage. 

Barbell Shoulder Press

Front Shoulder Exercises

Grab a barbell with an overhand grip that’s just beyond shoulder width, and hold it at shoulder level in front of your body.

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart.

Push the barbell straight overhead, leaning your head back slightly but keeping your torso upright. Pause, then lower your body back to the starting position.

Front raise dumbbells

Grab a pair of dumbbells and let them hand at arm’s length next to your sides, with your palms facing each other.

Raise your arms straight in front of you until they’re parallel to the floor and perpendicular to your torso.

Pause, then slowly lower the dumbbells back to the starting position. 

Front Raise

Front Shoulder Exercises

Attach the straight bar to the low pulley and grab it with an overhand, shoulder-width grip. Stand facing away from the cable station so that you’re straddling the cable and holding the bar at arm’s length in front of your thighs. Lean forward a bit (chest over toes), and bend your knees slightly.

Raise the bar out in front of you until it’s level with your shoulders. Pause, then return to the starting position. The cable travels between your legs so be careful.