Deltoid Exercise Tips

Video Transcript

"This next exercise is called a lateral raise for the deltoid, which is the meaty part of the shoulder, here. What we're going to do with this cable pulley system is first select a weight that we know that's going to fatigue that muscle between 12 and 15 reps. I'm going to line myself up here, feet hip-width apart, legs right in line with that weight stack there. This is the apparatus that we're going to use. Our starting point is going to be somewhat on the diagonal. Again, we're going to control the movement right here with the delt, that meaty part of the shoulder. Take a big inhale, make sure you got a stable spine, head in line and pull right to that point, boom, where you got those joints right in line. Any higher, it's not going to work the shoulder harder, it's just going to put more impingement on your joint. So, stopping right here. Big inhale down because you're going to exhale on exertion, which is your contraction phase, on the pull. Everything's nice and still. Boom, stopping point right there. We've got to line up the joints. Again, try not to go any higher. Inhale on the way down. Take a moment, check and make sure you got a stable, neutral pelvis. Big inhale, exhale up. Stop. Release it slowly on the way down. Nice and controlled. Resistance training is all about controlology. And exhale, boom. Stopping point. Again, you want to fatigue that muscle in about 12-15 reps. Then all you would need to do is turn around, switch it up. You're ready to go for the other side. Make sure you got that straight line from your point of origin, it's a little bit on the diagonal. Control and stopping point, boom. Straight out. If you find that bothers your elbow joint, put a slight bend in there. If you don't have to, you're going to be able to hit that head on that deltoid just a little more. Hold, and make sure you keep breathing. Big inhale down, and exhale back up. Boom. Stop. Don't let that shoulder go any higher. One more. Inhale and exhale, stable pelvis, and hold. That is one of the most effective exercises to hit that meaty part of the shoulders."