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What's the best exercise for front delts??
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PolishHammer1977
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Front raises (logical thought)
Military Press (what I did/do)
Military Press (what I did/do)
louden_swain
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incline barbell presses
seated barbell presses
parallel dips
seated barbell presses
parallel dips
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Debaser
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My favorite would be the standard overhead press, either seated or standing. However I've switched to seated after hearing that you can injure your lower back easier in the standing version if your form slips.
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The Shadow
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wide grip militaries actually as the close grip gets a lot of help form tris.....do them after you have pre-fatigued them with front raises
louden_swain said:
u sure about that??? ive been doin weighted dips for the past 6 weeks and i noticed my lower chest getting rounder and a bit thicker... my military has gone up too form them, but, i dont think they are a really big mass builder since you use chest the most.
i think any kind of pressing like Miitary press to the front or back and DB military... I noticed when I switch to DB military and go back to BB military im a bit stronger...
also flat bench press and incline bench press hits my front delt harcore. this one huge, and i mean HUGE black guy at my gym is really strong and let me tell u what he does: youll die...
Monday
Flat bench press - 4x6-8, 4x1-4
Tricep pressdown - 5-6x12-20
DB curls - 5x10-12
Thusrday
Flat bench press - 10x15
Hammer row - 5x10-12
Tricep press down - 5xs10-12
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hes donw in like, 1 hr, his legs are twigs, but fuck, he can bench 495+ and his front delts a bowling balls, 21 in arms, 58 in chest... im not lying, we took a measuring tape to him... hes about 5'6-5'7 230... but.. twice a week, and guess how old he is........................FIFTY-TWO
i jsut thought id say that cuz ive never seen him do military once and his chest is sooo thick.. he is THICK.. like.. an OAK tree.. haha, prolly genetics but.....
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Debaser
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genetics probably gear too
louden_swain
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pretty much all pressing movements will involve the front delts. Wide grip up-right rows target the area as well.
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Debaser
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52 years old, 5'6" at 230 with no lower body and you don't think so? I don't care how long you've been working out. If someone has been working out 35 years they're probably bound to use gear somewhere along the line. I mean how far do you think your genetics will take you?
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slobberknocker
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louden_swain said:
That's what I was gonna say. Flat bench, Incline bench, and military press all hit mine very well.
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Debaser
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TheOak84 said:
1. Do you have any idea how many cops juice? There have even been a few threads on this topic alone.
2. Standard UAs don't test for steroids. You need a specific test done for them.
why wont you accept that hes a genetic freek... Look at B-fold, he a monster, and i assume hes clean.. some people jsut gain muscle and strenght easier, no doubt.. while some struggle and some gain at a normal pace... i truely think hes a freek... plus, i think he'd admit if he was, hes a pretty nice and honest guy, ive known him for 4 years and he has 2 sons that workout with him one son is 16 and can benchpress 315 the other is about 22-23 and can benchpress 385.. they all do the exact same program...its just them black genes
which is good
which is good
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Debaser
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Yup Ronnie Coleman = Police Officer
And my 2 points still stand anyway.
And my 2 points still stand anyway.
TheOak84 said:
A couple more:
Diana Bol
Ok, that's one word...LOL.
Ronnie is geared up like a mug. Other cops are, too.
Now, it's entirely possible your buddy is simply a genetic freak...I mean, Jesus, I'm 5'6", 235.
But I'm only 25 (and a week), have been lifting 10-11 years to your buddy's 35, and I am way fatter right now than I want to be, with a 36" waist and 16.5% bodyfat. And I don't have crappy wheels.
So someone who's been at it far longer could conceivably do it naturally without all that much trouble, but you have to KIM, if he's been at it for that long, for most of his lifting career, steroids were not, I repeat not, illegal!
58" chest...mein Gott. That's crazy. Are you sure you measured it right?
The biggest my chest has ever been was 52", when I weighed 254, on a cycle, and way fatter than I am now.21" arms on a guy that's 5'6" are pretty damn incredible, too. Mine have only recently gotten back to 18.25" or so. And to think I was happy with that...D'oH!!!!!
As far as this topic is concerned, three words:
INCLINE BENCH PRESS.
I like militaries, though MRIs show DB presses hit the anterior delts hardest. But inclines hit them even harder...you're at a decent angle to cream your shoulders, and you can move a lot of weight--more than you can overhead press.
TheOak84 said:
I'm sure I would. He sounds pretty impressive, even if his wheels are a bit deficient
But nah...most pros aren't anywhere near that. Haney often said his chest was no more than 55". Mentzer told me that Frank Zane had a 45" chest and 16.75" arms at his prime. And Arthur Jones personally measured Sergio Oliva's chest at 52" (this was at a very lean bodyweight).
Jones also said that Sergio was the only bodybuilder he'd personally measured that had a geniune, relaxed differential of 20" between his chest and waist. There are guys who have probably exceded that and then some, but most pros flat-out lie about all measurements.
Tape measures also shrink over time. For the most accurate measurements, Jones used to cut himself a new tape for every measurement he took!
Of course, Art could be a little nutty, but he had no reason to lie. I tend to trust his figures more than I do a guy talking about his own biceps, for instance (though of course guys today ARE way bigger than they were in the early 70s).
collegiateLifter
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Debaser said:
Its very possible that he's a super genetic freak. Very possible, especially lifting big weights like that. your boy DC says jokingly that he thinks Paul Dillet could get big "mowing the lawn." Freaks like that are out there.
Dirty Workout
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I believe it man....the black dudes at my gym just put up ridiculous weights all the time....their genetics are sick
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slobberknocker
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JOKER47 said:
I agree. I try to do things standing as much as possible. It's good for your stabilizers.
One exercise that no one has mentioned is the Arnold press, one other real front delt burner is something I saw Chris Duffy do on the old Flex magazine show. He does front raises underhand, start with the dumbells close to your body, and as you raise your arms let them flare apart raising the weight to head level........the burn from this is amazing!!!
