Is this a good exercise for swimmers? I tried it recently and was surprised how weak I was on my non-dominant (right) side, which is also the side I've had some nagging shoulder soreness up until recently.
I have been ignoring my deltoids in my weight training routine up until about a month ago, to go easy on my shoulders. Recently I started doing some exercises that target the deltoids and my shoulder soreness has diminished a lot, so I plan to keep it up and maybe try more exercises.
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The dumbbell front raise I was referring to is done with the hands horizontal, not internally rotated.
www.exrx.net/.../DBFrontRaise.html
Dude in the video looks like he is using bad technique. Rocking back and forth, using the lower back?
I do several variations of this exercise, but always with small weights (between 8 and 15 lbs.. always warm up with 8). I keep my knees slightly bent, abs tight, and try to move nothing at all except the arm/shoulder doing the lifting. Never a lurching motion. I also like to do this while on a balance board, which targets the knees and ankles at the same time.
Another good one is to raise the weights with your arms extended out to your sides, in a cross formation, then while the weights are fully raised, bring your hands together in front of you, then back down and repeat.
The dumbbell front raise I was referring to is done with the hands horizontal, not internally rotated.
www.exrx.net/.../DBFrontRaise.html
Dude in the video looks like he is using bad technique. Rocking back and forth, using the lower back?
I do several variations of this exercise, but always with small weights (between 8 and 15 lbs.. always warm up with 8). I keep my knees slightly bent, abs tight, and try to move nothing at all except the arm/shoulder doing the lifting. Never a lurching motion. I also like to do this while on a balance board, which targets the knees and ankles at the same time.
Another good one is to raise the weights with your arms extended out to your sides, in a cross formation, then while the weights are fully raised, bring your hands together in front of you, then back down and repeat.
