How many reps for side lateral raised?

[Shrek]

POLL
How many do you do? What is an effective rep range?

 

[Shrek]

I usually work between 11-15 and sometimes up to 20. Any lower I find my delts not being work effectively and larger muscles like the traps take over.

 

[Gettingbigger]

I usually aim for 10-15 but occasionally throw in a heavier set with less reps to try and up the load.

 

[Grunta]

I'm refering to rear delts here as atm not doing sides, but same, same fuken.
Got to hit at least 10, cant really feel em with heavier lower rep sets.

 

[chocchillimango]

depends on the weight and how it fits into my assistance stuff.

Lower reps (ie <= 10) if using a heavy weight for me
but up to 20 reps if using a light weight or anyting in between.

has to feel like I hate them by the last two reps

 

[jj80]

I've been doing 4-5 sets of 10 reps with 5kg - 6.25kg for the last few months.

I don't use my trap at all to raise the weight and make sure I get a full ROM (if I used 1.25kg I couldnt get any more ROM) and I think it's helped and worked well. Last workout I put on 13.25kg and I could get a few reps with full ROM. I'm not weak, I think I could probably hoist up 20kg using my trap but I've found the light weights work.

I've also been doing wider grip overhead press which may have contributed.

 

[Camo1902]

I do 4 sets of 10

 

[Rugby88]

4-6

 

[Shrek]

4-6

I doubt doing 4 reps would isolate the muscle properly unless you leave lots left in the tank.

 

[Rugby88]

I doubt doing 4 reps would isolate the muscle properly unless you leave lots left in the tank.

Most of the time I will go to 6 on laterals but sometimes I will up the weight where I can only get to 4 - I do agree its one of those exercises that really do need to be isolated...most of the time I will do cable laterals which I feel do isolate/hit the delts moreso than dbs. This is just what works for me though - everyone is diff!

 

[Shrek]

Yeah like the cables. Try them from behind the body. It really isolates the medial head better.

 

[Alpha Moth]

Yeah like the cables. Try them from behind the body. It really isolates the medial head better.

I think the mid-scapular plane has the best activation/ is less painful. 10-12 is a good rep range, heavier low rep sets often mean bad form

 

[Rugby88]

Yeah like the cables. Try them from behind the body. It really isolates the medial head better.

Will try those next time! cheers mate