I have a gripe with lateral raises - they're so tough for me! I hate them. But they also spark my competitive side - I want to compete against my own body and continue getting better and better at them.
What is the general advice for what weight, set, and reps you should do for lateral raises? And is it better to do it all at once, or can you also do it multiple times throughout the day if you have weights at home? How many times a week?
Thanks for your ideas/help!
What is the general advice for what weight, set, and reps you should do for lateral raises? And is it better to do it all at once, or can you also do it multiple times throughout the day if you have weights at home? How many times a week?
If more individualized information would be best, here's the details of how they've been going for me so far (you can skip reading this):
I really have only tended to do them after I've already done some sets and reps on the chest press, and/or the next day like today where I'm still a little sore from the chest press. I'd like to continue doing them after the chest press, but I also want to start doing them on non-chest press days, since I have 5-pound dumbbells at home.
I can do 10 reps per set with 5 pound weight most of the time (when I say 5 pounds, I mean 5 pounds per dumbbell/per arm). I've tried doing lateral raises with 10 pound weights, but I could only do two reps, tried to do another two reps later, but only could do one, and then ended up being very sore from that for over a week. But this was after doing the chest press, so idk how many I can do with 10 pounds on a non-spent-arm day.
Yesterday, I did the chest press (55 pounds), then later tried doing 11x3 lateral raises with 5 pounds, but I only managed 11 on the first set and had to do 10 on the last two sets.
Right now, I'm still slightly feeling the affects from the chest press (and lateral raises?) from yesterday, and I also did day 30 of AoS:CE, but I still tried doing more lateral raises today. I tried doing 13x3 (5 pounds), but I only got to 13 on the first two sets, and got to 11 (failure) on the last set.
Debating what my best adjustment would be.
I'm thinking of trying to do 11x3 or 12x3 next time, or 10x4. (This is assuming I do them at home, not right after using the chest press). But on the chest press days...I'm thinking of doing 10x3.
I really have only tended to do them after I've already done some sets and reps on the chest press, and/or the next day like today where I'm still a little sore from the chest press. I'd like to continue doing them after the chest press, but I also want to start doing them on non-chest press days, since I have 5-pound dumbbells at home.
I can do 10 reps per set with 5 pound weight most of the time (when I say 5 pounds, I mean 5 pounds per dumbbell/per arm). I've tried doing lateral raises with 10 pound weights, but I could only do two reps, tried to do another two reps later, but only could do one, and then ended up being very sore from that for over a week. But this was after doing the chest press, so idk how many I can do with 10 pounds on a non-spent-arm day.
Yesterday, I did the chest press (55 pounds), then later tried doing 11x3 lateral raises with 5 pounds, but I only managed 11 on the first set and had to do 10 on the last two sets.
Right now, I'm still slightly feeling the affects from the chest press (and lateral raises?) from yesterday, and I also did day 30 of AoS:CE, but I still tried doing more lateral raises today. I tried doing 13x3 (5 pounds), but I only got to 13 on the first two sets, and got to 11 (failure) on the last set.
Debating what my best adjustment would be.
I'm thinking of trying to do 11x3 or 12x3 next time, or 10x4. (This is assuming I do them at home, not right after using the chest press). But on the chest press days...I'm thinking of doing 10x3.
Thanks for your ideas/help!