PERFECTING your LATERAL RAISE

[Moose]

It is AWESOME to see a fitness personality with a large following pointedly NOT saying "this way is best, that way is wrong."

[Ross_E_]

The one excercise that makes me feel like I've never gone to the gym in my life

[deanmeanmachine]

I literally had a dream last night that I was performing db side raises and Dr. Mike was not happy with my form, no matter how light I went to make it better. All he kept saying was, "Still fucking sucks. Make it better." I was being as ABSOLUTELY STRICT AS POSSIBLE.... and he still wasnt happy.

I woke up in a cold sweat and my side delts had a slight pump to them.

I think I'm watching too much RP.

[mikegreen]

I’m glad that what he teaches is what’s best for you, not just one or the other. Too many times I’ve seen influential and respected teachers of lifting say that there is only one way to do an exercise. Thanks Mike

[GreyRock]

"Play with both, and see which one is best for you."

This is the same advice I gave go to my sexually confused cousin in college.

[Cocosrs]

I appreciate how you just don't force a certain technique but inform to try out different variations to what might work better for us. I've been following "fitness tips" blindly for so long I just could never really connect with the muscle, at least this gives me the confidence to try things out now

[SimonReynolds-oj]

Your extreme range side lateral is Amazing! Much better than throwing weights up for growth

[DaniloEspana-ib]

I appreciate the focus on the small details in this exercise. It really makes a difference in my workouts.

[DanielDurham]

most people I know that have been training for a while do the unlocked elbows. just feels way more natural, the locked elbow one uses way more traps than side delts for me

[pigeneguerra]

Bent elbows going up, straight when going down. The leverage change allows heavier negatives.

[Scarecrw]

Keeping the elbow neutral and a little above the forehand as if you're lifting from the elbow hits much better.

[powerandpresence]

I don’t do side laterals like this much anymore. It just uses too much traps. And there’s no tension on the medial deltoid at the elongated position (at the bottom, hands near hips). I find lying side laterals much better, and if you push your hand out, especially on the way down, it really takes away the trap work. I also like using rubber bands, with a short range of motion, range of motion at the bottom 1/3 of the movement, not the raised 2/3. Just works better for me. And much better than overhead presses, too, by the way, for side and rear delts. My arms are a lot longer than Mike’s, I should mention, so this could be another factor, as I’m the best part of 2m tall. This probably makes a big difference.

[carastone]

For me, it’s a slight bend in the elbow and my hands slightly in front of my body. I keep my shoulder blades pulled back so that I don’t hunch forward. This feels best for me.

[raginbullfrog]

I find moving the arm in the scapula plane to help a great deal with any arm raising movement.

[bcraiders]

Hmm feel what is best for you. Couldn’t say it better myself Dr. Mike

[TransAmx]

I almost never see these done right at the gym. It’s usually a weird 1/4 shrug with arms that are way too bent type motion with 20-30lb dumbbells

[cubinSD]

Thanks for the great advice been wondering if Ive been doing them wrong or not.

[toraarhus-sarauer]

My shoulder joints are weird and it varies with every shoulder exercise, one day it's one technique the next workout it's a different technique

[Colunited]

When I go back down my right shoulder clicks

[navaneethjayakumar]

Do not use the momentum, stop completely at the bottom. Tension will be maxxed the next rep.