Lateral raises

RE: Lateral raises (TheSilverFox)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:42:41 GMT

lateral side raises are an exercise that everyone finds hard to increase on. It really helps if you have a spotter, that can push under your elbows for the last few reps where you are shy of the goal height for the movement.

i'm stuck at 25's on this exercise myself, and the next weight is 30's. tried 30's but am only able to do about 3 or 4, instead of the normal 8 that i do with 25's. just takes hard work, and time.

RE: Lateral raises (pc2761)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:39:19 GMT

why not throw in some face pulls. I will usually do them toward end of back day...3 sets of face pulls with hands facing out, and finish with 3 sets of hands facing in....i was told to try these because i have/had bad posture, and its strengthen my traps and rear delts now i notice i have much better posture and also can see more size, definition in the rear of my shoulders.

RE: Lateral raises (dr j)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:33:19 GMT

Thanks for the feedback, all! Very helpful, I appreciate it. Now... maybe someday I'll actually have something useful to offer in return... *slinks back off into the corner to lurk some more*

RE: Lateral raises (Soccerking3000)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:22:40 GMT

hold the weights like you were pouring out a can, so they are slightly pointed downwards

RE: Lateral raises (Pssst)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:15:34 GMT

Even if you can't go up in weights, go up in the amount of reps. Do an extra rep.

Pullups work the rear delts as well.

RE: Lateral raises (lightning5)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:13:15 GMT

As long as you keep proper form you shouldn´t be concerned about how much weight you increase. You have to feel the exercises not just move the weight. Rear delt raises have a very stict movement and requires for you to move just your arms without bouncing your body all over the place.

If you consider it a lagging part perhaps you can move it up on your shoulder workout and do it at the beginning when you are fresh, normally people go for the presses, then lateral, front raises and leave the rear delt for last. Switch it up, perhaps even adding supersets to your workout to increase the intensity.

RE: Lateral raises (rippedchick)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:17:00 GMT

ORIGINAL: Atomic

I thought side laterals worked the mid delts? Anyway I haven't been lifting long and it didn't take long to figure out you can't increase in this exercise like the rest. I picked up the 25's and figured out quick that wasn't going to work. I suppose I could have slung them up there.

If I ever do them I use 10s and keep my arms strait. Nice slow movement. Adding weight and bending arms is just ego. Do whatever weight you can lift. No one is ever going to care what you lat raise.

RE: Lateral raises (Nm0ney34)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:13:08 GMT

"proper form!"

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rim shot!

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ORIGINAL: pumped340

why does having the pinkie's out matter?

RE: Lateral raises (Atomic)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:58:27 GMT

I thought side laterals worked the mid delts? Anyway I haven't been lifting long and it didn't take long to figure out you can't increase in this exercise like the rest. I picked up the 25's and figured out quick that wasn't going to work. I suppose I could have slung them up there.

RE: Lateral raises (TheSilverFox)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:20:20 GMT

t'bars and bent over BB rows will build your rear delt/shoulder....

i thought i had nice shoulders before when i was doing all kinds of bent over raises and side raises.
but i did away with those exercises and did a full body routine with a lot of rows, and my shoulders grew even bigger than i thought they could.

RE: Lateral raises (pumped340)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:26:20 GMT

why does having the pinkie's out matter?

RE: Lateral raises (dapunisher)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:34:19 GMT

Haha. Don't think I'll ever try that.... I like having my shoulders attached to me.

OP: Lateral raises are hard to increase. That doesn't mean that you won't be making progress in the medial/rear delts by keeping the same weight.
I do lateral raises towards the end of my workouts. This way the muscles are already exhausted, so there is no need to go heavy. 20-25lbs will suffice.
Also by keeping the weight low you make sure that you're not throwing them up there. You will be able to keep the movement controlled.
If you do pinkies out then it'll hit those muscles harder, cause the whole movement will be keeping the pressure on those muscles.

ORIGINAL: David1991

different exercise but somewhat similar...i remember milos sarcev saying he and his training partners get up to 100lb. on rear delt raises when they're fresh

RE: Lateral raises (David1991)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:29:21 GMT

different exercise but somewhat similar...i remember milos sarcev saying he and his training partners get up to 100lb. on rear delt raises when they're fresh

RE: Lateral raises (Nm0ney34)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:42:57 GMT

Yeah, theres just certain exercises that aren't going to progress like the others, this being one of them.

Personally I like to progress differently than just upping the weights with these kinds of exercises. I like to either increase the reps, or increase the lifting tempo.

And like its been said I believe the increase of weight should mostly be concentrated on the bigger compound lifts.

ORIGINAL: jonb112303

with lateral raises, its extremely difficult to increase the weights, ive been using the same weight for about 3 weeks now, no concern tho...it would be impossible to increase 5 lbs a week...as long as ur growing..thats all that matters

RE: Lateral raises (jonb112303)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:29:45 GMT

with lateral raises, its extremely difficult to increase the weights, ive been using the same weight for about 3 weeks now, no concern tho...it would be impossible to increase 5 lbs a week...as long as ur growing..thats all that matters