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Title: what's a respectable
Post by: texasRUSH on April 05, 2006, 08:17:26 PM

lateral when it comes to raises?  ??? weight wise

Title: Re: what's a respectable
Post by: alexxx on April 05, 2006, 08:38:05 PM

I can do laterals with 50s to 60s for 8-10. But you should put form and technique first.

Title: Re: what's a respectable
Post by: alexxx on April 05, 2006, 08:48:03 PM

never done them  ;D






but i did the 50s or 55s for 8, pretty sure I could get 60 for 10 if i tried

Title: Re: what's a respectable
Post by: texasRUSH on April 05, 2006, 09:05:35 PM

i did 50's today...  :-\

i feel like 60's all the way around would be just plain sick...

Title: Re: what's a respectable
Post by: Eat2Grow on April 05, 2006, 09:40:10 PM

I done 100's.  Easy as shit.  People's eyes were poppin out.

I did get a complaint because I was gruntin too loud and didn't wipe when I was done.

Title: Re: what's a respectable
Post by: absent on April 06, 2006, 04:01:11 AM

Who cares how much you use on laterals?

Title: Re: what's a respectable
Post by: dontknowit on April 06, 2006, 04:49:27 AM

Everything above 20 is respectable, just make sure you make progress.

And don't believe to much in the "technique and form". It's important, but it ain't holy. Using your traps lifting the weights is a normal thing, but make sure that it doesn't become an excersise for the traps.

Title: Re: what's a respectable
Post by: absent on April 06, 2006, 05:28:04 AM

Quote from: dontknowit on April 06, 2006, 04:49:27 AM

And don't believe to much in the "technique and form". It's important, but it ain't holy. Using your traps lifting the weights is a normal thing, but make sure that it doesn't become an excersise for the traps.

No it's not, lateral raises are an isolation movement and when you use traps they take over.

Title: Re: what's a respectable
Post by: texasRUSH on April 06, 2006, 06:48:25 AM

80 lbs?!  :o

Title: Re: what's a respectable
Post by: dontknowit on April 06, 2006, 09:50:19 AM

Your elbow is the weakest point with lateral. If you go heavier, you have to bow them a little bit, what makes you use your traps.
So it is normal if you use your traps,
as long as it ain't your primary target. Heavy laterals with stretched arms wil hurt your elbow.

Title: Re: what's a respectable
Post by: GET_BIGGER on April 06, 2006, 10:17:23 AM

I usually stick to 40's, light enough to knock out 10-12 nice, slow and controlled, heavy enough to make it burn.  I tend to go a bit lighter on any lateral movement since it's so easy to f**k something up.  Better to be safe than sorry.  You can go heavy on DB presses.

But like it's already been said, weight doesn't matter.  It's what works for you.  When you show off is when you get hurt.