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Posted: 7/15/2017 10:16:08 PM EST
 
Are they worth doing? If so, how many sets and reps to build mass? |
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Posted: 7/16/2017 3:08:42 AM EST
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Absolutely...but don't bounce like most people do when they do laterals.
I use a very strict form and pull all the way through and as high as I can and hold in the contracted position at the top for a few seconds...and keep pulling. I alternate between seated bent over laterals and doing them while laying (face down) on an inclined bench (less body language and isolates the rear delts); again, pull all the way through as far as I can. When doing seated laterals I finish (extend) my sets with what I call bent arm laterals: 90° bend in the elbows, dumbbells just above knees/thighs, keep arms bent at 90° and raise elbows toward the ceiling. |
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Posted: 7/16/2017 3:29:34 AM EST
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People usually mess these up by using too much weight, use a weight that allows you to have controlled movement up and down, if you have to jerk the weights to get them up, the dumbbells are too heavy for you.
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Posted: 7/16/2017 12:07:57 PM EST
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Waste of time
better results from mass sets of pull-ups (various styles) and dips This also works your torso and even your waist a little Your a simian creature, you build arm strength by climbing trees IE pullups in modern speak 10 sets of 5 to get you started, or until sore Rest a few minutes between sets to get glycogen back |
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Posted: 7/16/2017 12:11:48 PM EST
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Yes - I prefer to do these standing up.
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Posted: 7/16/2017 3:56:59 PM EST
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Doesn't OHP already hit all three heads of the delt?
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Posted: 7/16/2017 8:35:38 PM EST
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When doing seated laterals I finish (extend) my sets with what I call bent arm laterals: 90° bend in the elbows, dumbbells just above knees/thighs, keep arms bent at 90° and raise elbows toward the ceiling. |
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Posted: 7/16/2017 8:36:25 PM EST
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People usually mess these up by using too much weight, use a weight that allows you to have controlled movement up and down, if you have to jerk the weights to get them up, the dumbbells are too heavy for you. |
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Posted: 7/16/2017 8:50:20 PM EST
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Waste of time better results from mass sets of pull-ups (various styles) and dips This also works your torso and even your waist a little Your a simian creature, you build arm strength by climbing trees IE pullups in modern speak Quote HistoryQuoted:
Waste of time better results from mass sets of pull-ups (various styles) and dips This also works your torso and even your waist a little Your a simian creature, you build arm strength by climbing trees IE pullups in modern speak My only available options for "pulling" exercises are recline rows, and bent over, one arm, dumbbell rows. Quoted:
10 sets of 5 to get you started, or until sore Rest a few minutes between sets to get glycogen back |
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Posted: 7/16/2017 9:17:45 PM EST
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Doesn't OHP already hit all three heads of the delt? 
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Posted: 7/17/2017 2:47:48 AM EST
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There seems to be conflicting ideas on whether it hits all three, or just the front and side. http://upl.stack.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/23133035/Military-Press-Muscles-Worked-STACK.jpg http://publish.uwo.ca/~eortizde/UWOFitnessWebsite/images/militarypress.jpg |
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Posted: 7/17/2017 2:54:02 AM EST
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What's the rationale for the bent arm laterals? Number of sets/reps? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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When doing seated laterals I finish (extend) my sets with what I call bent arm laterals: 90° bend in the elbows, dumbbells just above knees/thighs, keep arms bent at 90° and raise elbows toward the ceiling. I tend to do lighter weights/higher reps: 3 or 4 sets of 12 or 15. Your shoulder muscles are relatively small muscles, are fatigued relatively easily and don't need a lot of extra direct work since they are doing a lot of indirect work in other exercises (pull ups/downs, rows, bench, presses, etc.). If you injure your shoulder(s), you'll be screwed. |
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Posted: 7/17/2017 6:53:34 PM EST
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My two cents (might not even be worth two cents) is that isolations on the smaller muscles should either be used as warmup/pre-hab or for guys that really want to focus on bodybuilding and are already pretty far along.
If you are doing assisted dips and rows, there is a good way to go before having to worry about stuff like lateral raises unless you are doing them extremely light as part of the warmup for them. I would focus more on stuff like inverted rows to help with the pullups and feet on the ground dips working up to full ones. Along with the OHP and BB or Dumbell rows, I would imagine the delts will see plenty of stimulation. |
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Posted: 7/18/2017 1:34:52 AM EST
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I do the opposite in a more "normal" protocol: fatigue the shoulders (in this case) with "big" compound movements then finish with easier to do/lighter weight finishing movements.
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Posted: 7/18/2017 5:01:54 PM EST
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They are slightly easier than the regular form, so you can squeeze out a few more at the end of the regular set plus it really sets the "burn" in your medial delts. I tend to do lighter weights/higher reps: 3 or 4 sets of 12 or 15. |
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Posted: 7/18/2017 5:28:57 PM EST
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My two cents (might not even be worth two cents) is that isolations on the smaller muscles should either be used as warmup/pre-hab or for guys that really want to focus on bodybuilding and are already pretty far along. If you are doing assisted dips and rows, there is a good way to go before having to worry about stuff like lateral raises unless you are doing them extremely light as part of the warmup for them. I would focus more on stuff like inverted rows to help with the pullups and feet on the ground dips working up to full ones. Along with the OHP and BB or Dumbell rows, I would imagine the delts will see plenty of stimulation. 
I really enjoyed doing recline rows, but after a couple years I developed increasing (tendon?) pain in one elbow, so switched to bent over, dumbbell rows, and the pain gradually disappeared. FWIW, the way I do "self-assisted" dips is with my feet on the floor. Similar to shown below, except with my hands on parallel bars instead of a bench: 
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Posted: 7/19/2017 9:42:39 AM EST
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I do the opposite in a more "normal" protocol: fatigue the shoulders (in this case) with "big" compound movements then finish with easier to do/lighter weight finishing movements. When I do, I'll do 4 sets or so of 15reps without rest for an end of workout pump. |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 3:52:41 PM EST
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After hearing about it on a Joe Rogan podcast, I added in Cuban Press as an accessory to standing military press. I keep it light and do 3-4 sets of 10-12 after .mil press.
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:09:49 PM EST
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I use a very strict form and pull all the way through and as high as I can and hold in the contracted position at the top for a few seconds...and keep pulling. |
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Posted: 8/17/2017 7:42:30 AM EST
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Absolutely worth it.
I don't bring my arms higher than 90° and I try to keep my pinkies slightly raised. I always do my heavy presses first than do my supplemental work. I do 3ish sets of 6-12 reps of both. Being such small muscles it's more about focusing on the heads. And no, climbing trees won't work the shoulders the same way 
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Posted: 8/17/2017 12:52:35 PM EST
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After hitting 165 for the first time in nearly a decade on overhead press this past Monday, I added dumbbell Y presses to the routine for one of my accessory exercises. Talk about a humbling experience because my shoulders were tired.
 I also performed standing bent over laterals with my palms facing away from me to try some thing different than my old routine. I noticed that with my palms facing away from me, my laterals tracked better than with my palms facing my sides...
My old routine used to be OHP, rear deltoid fly on the pec deck, and standing lateral raises. This is the week that I started changing my accessory exercises up and I do that about every 8 weeks, depending on my mood. |
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Posted: 8/23/2017 4:37:28 AM EST
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Doesn't OHP already hit all three heads of the delt? I haven't done any presses in a long time. All I do for shoulders are lateral raises and rear delt flies. Oh, and sometimes I do a DB upright row/fly mix. |
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Posted: 8/23/2017 3:29:57 PM EST
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I've never felt anything hit my rear delts as much as behind the neck press.
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