Doing side laterals properly - arms in front, not to the side

[Biggerp73]

It's been years since I found out side laterals were more effective with bent elbows, but today I am doing them, and I realized it's a much more natural movement to have the arms almost in front of the body. Not quite front raises, but almost. Say right arm pointing at 2 o clock and left arm at 10 o clock

 

[275bills]

@Jay cutler

Thats how he use to do them

 

[swim15]

Thought this was how everyone did them

 

[Shelby]

Just let your arms naturally hang at your sides and see how your hands and shoulders are positioned.

 

[alfresco]

Just let your arms naturally hang at your sides and see how your hands and shoulders are positioned.

S, come on man . . . it’s way more complicated than that

 

[Biggerp73]

I'll have to do a video for you guys to show you what I'm talking about because it's not the way everyone does them

 

[slesh]

Thought this was how everyone did them

Lol same

 

[Tendon Snapper]

 

[qbkilla]

I think for them it's an exercise where you have to find your own form....one guys form that connects and tempo may be different from another. I like cable y raises but hate cable lateral raises. Sometimes fast tempo feels best sometimes a pause at the top. Sometimes take 2 DB.. front...side.. front...side...row em..like seth does.

I've seen people online say heavy progress on side raises built their delts but more seem to say volume frequency high reps pump em.

 

[Sacario]

....and pinkies up

 

[buck]

I find that doing them where i don't get sharp stabbing pains to be most effective for me.

 

[pistonpump]

Is this breaking news? There are different ways to do a side lateral...

 

[MAD_SCIENTIST]

....and pinkies up

Like when drinking wine?

MS

 

[pistonpump]

Like when drinking wine?

MS

No like when you pour some out for the homies

 

[NeveReveN]

Why does that guy in the video, who claims to be so scientific and smart, hold his tiny clip-on mic in his hand instead of CLIPPING IT ON?!!! That alone makes me think he’s stupid.

 

[pistonpump]

Why does that guy in the video, who claims to be so scientific and smart, hold his tiny clip-on mic in his hand instead of CLIPPING IT ON?!!! That alone makes me think he’s stupid.

Now that u pointed it out it's annoying as hell

 

[Sacario]

Like when drinking wine?

MS

That maybe a bit too far. Now you will be hitting calves. Lol

 

[Sacario]

No like when you pour some out for the homies

This!

 

[gauge22-v2]

Cable laterals using a rope attachment keeps your palm facing backwards and seems to work for me. IE: with fucked up shoulders.

 

[Bio]

I'll have to do a video for you guys to show you what I'm talking about because it's not the way everyone does them

No need for a video. This isn't news to anyone. There are different ways to do exercises. The key is making sure which ever variation someone does, they feel it in the correct muscle.