Lateral delts....what's your thoughts?

[HY45]

So how do you hit your lateral delts? As far as isolations, me dumbell raises, low pulley raises low weight 8 - 10 reps usually have give me descent results. I hit them indirectly on shoulder presses other compounds etc...like the rest of us. I see others at gym jacking up 80 lbs dumbells all momentum....the same with upright rows way to heavy and out of control? Wth...and here I am doing seated 30 lbs strict raises....just waiting to hear that snap sound, I thought common sense...that ego I guess.

[Mark1T]

Indirectly with BB shoulder press. Directly with side lateral supersets.

[1Fuzzy1]

I do them. Go fairly light and strict, no momentum. Don't go heavy or you likely will hear a snap....I Only really been doing them seriously for about 6 months and I think my shoulders are rounding out nicely compared to what they were. I do a U/L split and hit them once a week on upper days.

[HY45]

Indirectly with BB shoulder press. Directly with side lateral supersets.

You ever try them with hammer grip seated? When I start to fail on pronated grip, last few reps I turn my hands and hammer last few that way...feels good...easier but still hits lateral and a bit of anterior.

[HY45]

I do them. Go fairly light and strict, no momentum. Don't go heavy or you likely will hear a snap....I Only really been doing them seriously for about 6 months and I think my shoulders are rounding out nicely compared to what they were. I do a U/L split and hit them once a week on upper days.

Sounds good slow and strict, congrats on growth. I hit them twice weekly directly, alternate dumbell and lower cable.....cable gives me constant tension. Indirectly lots on full body..they recover quickly on me.

[Mark1T]

You ever try them with hammer grip seated? When I start to fail on pronated grip, last few reps I turn my hands and hammer last few that way...feels good...easier but still hits lateral and a bit of anterior.

You mean with the DBs perpendicular to the floor? I have never done that. Interesting. May try.

[HY45]

You mean with the DBs perpendicular to the floor? I have never done that. Interesting. May try.

Yes hits it nice...

[Garage Rat]

You need to experiment and see what works for you.
Hit them from all angles with light,heavy weights,BB's,DB's,cables,high reps, low reps.
All kinds of set rep schemes.
You should also be recording what you do in a journal and give the things you try a fair chance.
Thats the way most successful bodybuilders find what works for them personally.
One thing i liked to do were drop set lateral raises starting at a heavy weight loose form and dropping weight three or four times.The last couple sets were done with very strict technique.
Do this for three rounds/sets for just lateral raises.

[discdoggie]

I love running the rack with laterals.

When I get to the lowest DBs I grab our collars which are 1 1/2 pounds each

[blue9steel]

I do upright rows with good form. When I have room in my program, which I don't right now, I also like cable lateral raises since they keep constant tension throughout the range of motion.

[wulf88]

I do side laterals with thumbs pointing straight down and upright rows with hands shoulder width apart, bringing the bar to nipples or just a tad higher. Also check into Charles Glass training videos....

[Bando]

Try my Bang Bangs OP. Since I made this video I realized that if I turn the pinky side of my hand up it activates the medial delts nicely as well.



Notice these are light weights.

[anonymous]

Walking one arm db raises for 20 reps with a 25lb Max db

Try doing them while walking and you'll see why.

[jdtemple]

I do overhead press (seated, because I don't have the clearance to do them standing) and lateral raises. Is that the best? I dunno. I don't have any complaints about my shoulders that outweigh the other areas that need work.

[SwoleCPA]

I used to love doing strict lateral DB raises but they really aggravate my elbows. Upright rows bother my shoulders due to some old injuries. So now I just stick to OHP and i don't feel it's minimized my shoulder growth. Like Garage Rat said, you have to experiment with different things. Whatever you do use good form.

[HY45]

Walking one arm db raises for 20 reps with a 25lb Max db

Try doing them while walking and you'll see why.

I bet lol....probably get some weird looks, I don't care though...will try Ty's

[HY45]

Try my Bang Bangs OP. Since I made this video I realized that if I turn the pinky side of my hand up it activates the medial delts nicely as well.



Notice these are light weights.

Nice video Bando, hitting multi angles...have to try Ty's

[chriswatton66]

Walking one arm db raises for 20 reps with a 25lb Max db

Try doing them while walking and you'll see why.

I would imagine people may think that you think you're a walking semaphore!

[drudixon]

Pretend the Db is a glass of water and pour it out at the top.

[bradandblake]

I hit them 3 times a week for a couple of months. Trying to get heavier and heavier, with major volume in drop sets, supersets 100+ reps. Mainly just doing machine and dumbbell side lateral raises. After those couple of months went with a standard 2 times a week, just hitting them 3-4 sets using the new higher weight. In a year this is the change.

[Josh416]

Indirectly with BB shoulder press. Directly with side lateral supersets.

this 100%

[HY45]

I hit them 3 times a week for a couple of months. Trying to get heavier and heavier, with major volume in drop sets, supersets 100+ reps. Mainly just doing machine and dumbbell side lateral raises. After those couple of months went with a standard 2 times a week, just hitting them 3-4 sets using the new higher weight. In a year this is the change.

Nice progress bro...I think with me doing hammer grip pull ups, hits them indirectly so good. Looks like you got a good thing going...

[HY45]

this 100%

I see this working! If gym slow I love super sets

[akaMarko]

You ever try them with hammer grip seated? When I start to fail on pronated grip, last few reps I turn my hands and hammer last few that way...feels good...easier but still hits lateral and a bit of anterior.

You mean like Scooby?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnNQFoBgtDU

[HY45]

You mean like Scooby?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnNQFoBgtDU

Yeah pretty much, just seated cause so much easier not to cheat...not sure where I seen it couple years ago. But he is spot on this one, for me anyways...

[akaMarko]

Yeah pretty much, just seated cause so much easier not to cheat...not sure where I seen it couple years ago. But he is spot on this one, for me anyways...

Cool..will give this version a go next time. i saw that video from Scooby a few months ago but other than him, I hadn't heard anyone else mention this form.

[01tj]

Face pulls FTW

[stonecold123]

Kroc rows

[Rickck48]

Mine is dumbbell lateral raises pouring that drink of water out of a glass. RTR!

[thelojones]

Article showing EMG readings for delts and traps on a crap ton of exercises.
https://www.t-nation.com/training/in...trap-exercises