How "heavy" is "heavy" for lateral raises?

[Alex23]

I usually warm up with 35-40's and walk my way up to 65-75 for 6-8 reps.   

I rarelly see anyone go over 40... Tapoutters in the 20's... 

All big delts, big cock and alpha attitude

[Bast000]

aside from your question not making sense; 'how heavy is heavy?' you look like a strong dude, all the way strong dude.

[jtsunami]

oh my gosh dude you are fat

before thinking about adding more weight, you need to hit the treadmill

[mazrim]

You need to lose some poundage in all honesty.

[Method101]

You need to lose some poundage in all honesty.

watch your mouth,convict.

[Tombo]

i kind of swing them too much if i go 'heavy' (lol) and put a little bit too much strain on my joint

[bodybuilder1234]

all kidding aside, i think its best if you lost abit of weight. Cant be healthy on the heart.

Dead by 40

[jtsunami]

i kind of swing them too much if i go 'heavy' (lol) and put a little bit too much strain on my joint

alex don't need to worry he has plenty of cushion for the pushin

[The_Hammer]

I've gone as far as 50 lbs seated for 6 reps with perfect form, but didn't feel it hitting the medial delt as much as when I used 20 lbs with the Charles Glass form of keeping your elbows pointed at the ceiling.

Surprisingly Ruhl only goes as heavy as 50 lbs but uses textbook form.

[Tombo]

alex don't need to worry he has plenty of cushion for the pushin

so do i

[Alex23]

alex don't need to worry he has plenty of cushion for the pushin

 

Thanks jt. I'm working my way down now... that was a while back; looking pretty healthy these days.

Have you heard from the Feds yet?

[brent2741]

oh my gosh dude you are fat

before thinking about adding more weight, you need to hit the treadmill

truer words have never been spoken

[no one]

I usually warm up with 35-40's and walk my way up to 65-75 for 6-8 reps.   

I rarelly see anyone go over 40... Tapoutters in the 20's... 

All big delts, big cock and alpha attitude

take a look at the size of the medial delt.

alot of weight isn't need to stimulate it.

you know your own body better than anyone else does, but i would bet you'd get the same if not better results by going lighter.

take a dumbbell and stand with it like you would be doing standing one arm side laterals. start the motion with the dumbbell behind your back. now raise it up keeping your elbow on the same plane or slightly higher than your hand during the movement without using momentum. that'll be a good starting point to gauge just how much poundage you could use most effectively.

[Stavios]

I never went much higher than the 40's

[Mars]

i dont believe in going heavy with laterals, stick to strict technique with relative light weight and go heavy on presses. otherwise you destroy your shoulders.

[Stavios]

i dont believe in going heavy with laterals, stick to strict technique with relative light weight and go heavy on presses. otherwise you destroy your shoulders.

I think that's the first time I ever see you talk about training 

[Soundness]

i kind of swing them too much if i go 'heavy' (lol) and put a little bit too much strain on my joint

You do want to swing them on about the bottom third of the lift just to get them up there, then once they're up there that's the real work; contract the delts as hard as you can to keep it there for a second, lower under complete muscular control, then repeat... But, it is OK to swing at the very start (bottom), otherwise you couldn't go very heavy at all.

[Alex23]

take a look at the size of the medial delt.

alot of weight isn't need to stimulate it.

you know your own body better than anyone else does, but i would bet you'd get the same if not better results by going lighter.

take a dumbbell and stand with it like you would be doing standing one arm side laterals. start the motion with the dumbbell behind your back. now raise it up keeping your elbow on the same plane or slightly higher than your hand during the movement without using momentum. that'll be a good starting point to gauge just how much poundage you could use most effectively.

Thanks no one... I'm going to try that...

I usually lean forward slightly but allways keep the "pinky" up ...  even at 60, the side head feels like it's getting a pretty good load...

[Mars]

I think that's the first time I ever see you talk about training 

delts are my best bodypart with back, youd better listen.




 

[Karl Kox]

Big dude. Big dude all the way

[Alex23]

delts are my best bodypart with back, youd better listen.

 

 
  



 

[Fatpanda]

take a look at the size of the medial delt.

alot of weight isn't need to stimulate it.

you know your own body better than anyone else does, but i would bet you'd get the same if not better results by going lighter.

take a dumbbell and stand with it like you would be doing standing one arm side laterals. start the motion with the dumbbell behind your back. now raise it up keeping your elbow on the same plane or slightly higher than your hand during the movement without using momentum. that'll be a good starting point to gauge just how much poundage you could use most effectively.

  giving training advice now too big stuff?

is going lighter how you built these cannonball delts?

BOOOOOOOOOOM

[Stavios]

delts are my best bodypart with back, youd better listen.




 

I'm listening chief 

[Alex23]

giving training advice now too big stuff?
is going lighter how you built these cannonball delts?
BOOOOOOOOOOM

 

That's not "no one"... I've seen his real pics. Unlike you, he's not a coward.

[Fatpanda]

 

That's not "no one"... I've seen his real pics. Unlike you, he's not a coward.

i know thats no one, thats why i posted it.

coward ? wheres your recent pick of your belly without an arm covering it lard ass ?

cowards are you, wiggs adonis and squad as you are the ones refusing to post pics not me.