Maybe this will bring my wife back

Hey Dr Wolf, can you do a video on Stabilizer Muscles? Like what they are, how they matter for strength/hypertrophy, etc.

Seated lateral raise are a complete gamechanger, this trumps standing LR for me by far. Seated you know how much momentum one usually use when standing

"8 seconds might not be a lot for certain things" That's not what my wife tells me 😢

The hyper ROM is basically a Lu raise. I love these, but I don’t do them for delts alone. Above 90° it’s adding a shrug to the lateral raise. Let’s the traps and delts work together. I love it after pressing.

It's the beard that makes him qualified to speak on this.

Cable lateral raises. My go to.

Do a video like this for upper traps please!!

I like this style! Short sweet and to the point!

I like the video, because after pull ups lateral raises are the exercise I experimented with a lot of different variations over the years... hand position, ellbow angle, leaning forward, standing, sitting, singing, dancing and so on. It's funny that very little variations can change the results from pain in the elbows (or elsewhere) to it feels good. Aside from heavy body english I am careful with discussions about what the correct technique for an individual person might be. My highly individual technique: - standing upright. Neither sitting nor leaning forward or leaning sideways (single arm) - leading with the pinky finger, but not extreme inward rotated. Elbows slightly bend. - not accelerating the first 30° of the movement too much. - lifting arms above the horizontal plane to the top of my head height. I have no clue why this works remarkable better for me. Maybe because of the longer negative phase - high rep range - boring dumbbells. I didn't find any advantage implementing a bottom stretch in any position. But this doesn't mean it don't exist.

I've been doing lateral raises leaning against a preacher pad to get more stretch and doing a lengthened superset at the end. I have never felt this level of use in my side delts before. Normal standing laterals never did anything for me but these lengthened superset preacher laterals are blowing my delts up. During the partials I usually have to go to voluntary failure instead of actual momentary muscular failure because of how potent every rep is in that lengthened position when leaning on a preacher pad. It's great.

What do you think about Jeff Nippards suggestion on leaning in while doing lateral raises so the tension is in the stretched postion?

You must fight Dr. Mike to determine what the best lateral raise technique is. Your wolf pups are with you AWOOOOOO

Thanks for commenting on Dr. Mike's raises. I've been trying those for a couple months. I will try focusing more on the bottom stretch, but I'll probably mix it up a little.

Wouldn't your advice point to cable raises as being better than dumbell? They've always felt better to me for stimulus.

As much as it's suppoused to work shoulders, I find the full ROM like Dr.Mike really works my lats more than partials. My lats are huge, like little bat wings or a sugar glider that come out when I flex. Up to 17lbs now.

I do laterals without going all the way down, I feel it helps me get to failure more quickly. So my rom is probably like 60 degrees or so, 45 degrees below parallel and 15 degrees above, but only dropping all the way down at the end

2 plates is really nice

Please educate us about overreaching what it is and how long should we employ it if it has advantages.

Dropsets and compound sets vid next ?

More info on the app please!

Speaking of your calf study. Id personaly also check len. Partials till failiure, as i think thats it preety logical that gouing till failiure is gonna do less than going past failiure

I used to watch all of Dr. Mike's videos until I saw a collaboration with u and I've been watching your videos for hours and hours every day. I've recommended u to all my military buddies. I learned the rest time of 1.5 to 2 minutes between sets from you. Also the 20 sets per week more or less for hypertrophy, but I wasn't sure if u meant per week or per workout. So if I do a chest workout then should I do 10 sets twice a week to reach the 20 ? Also, how many sets of this should we do and should I do 5 sets of just this first and then do the Shoulder Press like Dr. Mike said ? And u also taught us the 5 to 50 reps per set for hypertrophy with proper form and a slow eccentric. I'm a former special ops soldier who did 11 years in the Army and I'm now trying to grow the maximum amount of muscle I can genetically grow without using any HGH or TRT like Dr. Mike does. Please advise and thanks for all you do. I consider u the best in the business.

I definitely ascribe to the 7 heads of the deltoid model, and do most of my lateral raises in the scapular plane. For my shoulders doing lateral raises directly to my sides causes some discomfort on top of the joint likely due to the tendon rubbing on my acromion. not everyone is going to experience this, but its worth mentioning in a "Perfect" shoulder workout video. additionally, as you mention, the standing dumbbell lateral raise isn't going to be ideal given the lack of tension in the bottom (stretched position) personally I like Cable Lateral Raises (cable set to hip height) as I can focus much more on the bottom half of the ROM. If I have to use dumbbells, taking a position like a Powell Raise (lying on my side) helps me to focus on increasing the tension in the stretched position and lengthens the side delt more than the standing variation. I'm very curious how the "Cheat Rep" trial is going because IMO cheating the weight up then lowering under control should increase the stimulus over strict reps, especially in such a shortened biased movement. Cant wait for it to be published.

That last tip was a schilling experience, but I lived through it.🙂

One more to try. Light weight high volume to finish. I really like to do this after I do all the things you mentioned here🎉 Then at the very end just grab 5kg plates and do up to 30 reps . The burn is spectacular and I’ve found it to be very effective for muscle growth.❤

4:09 doing that with Ryan Humiston’s scapular plane lateral raises with… I can’t remember if it’s called pronated or supinated grip… anyway, that variation of lat raises finishing the set with partials exploded my shoulders. Total game-changer. Insane pump and great gains. I usually only do that beyond full-rom failure on the last set, or my shoulders will be shot for 3-4 days.

I wish in that unpublished calf study you guys had it with 3 groups with the last having just the lengthened partials to failure so there's a fair comparison against full rom + lengthened partials to failure

milo i love your videos and id like to ask you a genuine question that might sound rude but i really wonder what your thought process is. it might be a longer question though and you could make a video about it im sure lots of people would be interested to know what your stance on the topic is (waiting for your reply)

Milo I would like to see how the squat can be done optimally.

Is there any advantage of doing full ROM instead of lenghtened partials? Wouldn't you want to spend your energy in the stretched position preferrably? I am really hyped for the calves study, does it translate to other muscles as well most likely?

I find with high rep sets my traps are more of a limiting factor. Not that I do high rep sets for lateral raises much these days... but it held me back years trying to overcome the fatigued burning traps and never trying to lift heavier, meaning I never really got much delt stimulus. It was embarrassingly recent I figured out lifting heavier was the answer.

one cue I would say which really helps isolate the side delt and form a strong mind to muscle connection with the side delt is when doing raises is to not think about 'lifting' the weight but using your shoulders to 'drag' the weight outwards and upward.

I think the reason the studies find equal/more hypertrophy with LPs is because there’s not much tension past the mid range which makes sense just think about how much more weight you could move in that zone with mid/shortened partials or with accommodating resistance (chains and bands) On the opposing side shortened partials compared to full ROM isn’t as good overall because with full ROM the participants who aren’t that well trained will get more well rounded stimulus. You have to consider limb length as well with average/short arms presses and pulls are usually mid range or only semi lengthened by default So basically I don’t think the lengthened position itself is magically and we should try to balance lengthened-mid-shortened. If you’ve never done LPs, camber benching, preacher curls, etc of course you’re gonna make gains off of it because you’re overloading lengthened more than you ever have

I just do plate lu raises, high reps. Good for shoulders etc

Just in time for shoulder day...

I know normally people talk about protein recommendations for caloric intake, but I was wondering if there was any type of recommendations for fats and carbs that helped with muscle growth?

For cable lateral raises, could you increase the stretch by turning a bit towards your arm?

Dr Milo, what's your EXPERT opinion on supersetting with negatives? I found that I can get a couple of extra reps if I overhead press the dumbbells and then control the eccentric of a super ROM lateral raise.

This activate front delt more than side delt ?

Please, make a video about how to get a sharp jawline that will cut through walls.

Is lifting the weights a little bit more forward also good?

Milo - the exercises that give me the biggest problems in terms of form are.... reverse crunches & hanging knee/leg raises. Is there a way of making sure my hips initiate the movement for these exercises? I tend to end up just moving my knees & legs which does nothing for my lower abs. It may be that not having my bottom 2 discs, following several back ops over the years, is the reason why I find initiating the movement with my hips so difficult.

would doing dropsets with lengthened partial supersets be just as effective as normal lengthening partial supersets?

there nees to be tension in the lengthened position

Jeff cavalier actually did the partials with side raises like 5+ years ago xd

wolf coach whats your height and weight when you hit 2 plates ohp

Great

What about slightly leaning forward to put more emphasis on the side delts? I some sometimes do it just because it feels nicer on my shoulders and I feel it more on the side delts

same time with Dr. Mike :P

Don't know why, but I can only feel my triceps burning when doing flat lying dumbbell side raises. Any tips on how to do them properly so they target the delts better?

This RP super ROM lateral raise is basically a partial of a Lu lateral raise, missing on the back component of the exercise. As such, it begs a biomechanic justification.

Do you honestly think it’s possible to gain calf size? I have started this sitting in the stretch and only coming up basically to parallel. See how it goes.

What is the latest literature on -ve only training?

So John Meadows was on to something with including heavy weight and high rep partial laterals?

I’ve always wanted to know how they gauge muscle growth. Like when he says 50% more muscle growth, how do they measure that?? Do they see .5lbs of muscle gained in 1 study vs .75lbs in another??

I'd be interested in a breakdown of the research that explains sensitivity to anabolic stimulus following deloads/layoffs and at different stages of development. I hear this claim and it seems plausible. All to answer two questions: 1) Would more frequent layoffs lead to more growth in the long term. 2) Does age (50+) mitigate any benefit (if there is one) of layoff since sarcopenia is forever erasing muscle.

Cables Lateral raises ftw

A 4 second eccentric might not make much difference for hypertrophy, vs a 2 second eccentric, but wouldn't a 4 second eccentric help protect and strengthen the tendons more?

Why do any dumbells rather than just cables? And what about upright rows?

6:05 damn the acting is crazy

GOAT

if lengthen partials were so great, then for lateral raises why wouldn't you use very heavy dumbbells and just do mini raises about 1/4 the way up?

No cable action?? I suppose a DB tutorial isn't a bad thing; edit: I should say thanks for the video docta wolf

10 mins video that could've been a short

see the santa cruz shirt, you skate?

The name's Wolf, Milo Wolf. Shaken, not stirred.

Do it on incline bench less Technique is needed there)

I love the Super ROM lateral raises since i get quite a stimulus for my upper traps and still getting roughly 90% of the growth for my side delts since i can still bang out lengthened partials after i can't go full ROM.

Dr. Wolf, in that calf study you mentioned where the lengthened superset group saw more growth, if there was a third group that just did an extra full ROM set matching the number of extra reps done in the lengthened superset group after full ROM failure, do you think growth would be similar in those 2 groups? Basically, trying to match total reps (or volume-load somewhat) a little more closely but achieving it via lengthened partial vs full ROM reps and seeing which results in more growth. That seems like it would actually explain if it was just the extra reps/work done or extra reps specifically in the lengthened position that resulted in more growth.

For the algorithm

Everyone sleeps on the Scott Press

That's what I call a BOuLDer introductory statement 🗿

Well, no one will accuse him of using peds

Load under tension... Why move quickly at the bottom of the movement when there's little to no load there? Seems like you're just robbing the upper part of the motion with cheap momentum.

Please make a video about Myo reps mach sets of mike Israel

I can stop doing super roms??? 😭😭😭

I''ve become a big fan of using a bench that is set pretty high to rest/push my chest against while doing lateral raises. I first seen it with john meadows years ago he shows it here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mM97h5qhub26e30.html&ab_channel=mountaindog1 Wondering what your opinion is on this method? I feel like it is helpful for me to focus solely on the movement rather than keeping my body stable and trying not to get my back, hips, etc involved when fatigue is setting in.

" Boulder shoulders"...Where are yours?!

Would love to see a pushup and a pull up video. Thanks!

PhD in Yapping

Looks like you shortened the beard the beard gaines would be better if you lengthened it!

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I refuse to believe that anyone can lateral raise "the hundreds" as you say around the 1:15 mark. I also refuse to believe that any dude has a penis over 7"...that's just crazy talk that doesn't exist in reality.

But you have pebble sized shoulders.

my shoulders are bigger than yours and all i do is tricep kick backs

I hate when they always do studies on calves like aint nobody care about calves

No views, Milo fell off hard

This "science based" stuff is getting ridiculous. 8 sec eccentric is awesome, at 9 seconds it's ultra bad 😂

I use bands and have seen better results

Pencil neck pencil arms checking in I see.