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Shoulder dominant in chest pressing exercises, but shoulder isolation exercises do nothing

Posted on 2/23/22 at 7:57 pm
Posted by FlexDawg
Member since Jan 2018
14497 posts
Posted on 2/23/22 at 7:57 pm
I’ve been lifting for 20 years and this has always been an issue.

I’ve used mirrors, had people watch, lightened the weight and practiced perfect form, but shoulder isolation exercises such as cable or dumbbell laterals do nothing for my delts in terms of feeling anything at all. I have very nice shoulders, but it just bothers me that I can’t get even a hint of burn or pump in my delts from the isolation exercises.

I recently tried the prone incline raises and upward cable laterals from John Meadows YouTube channel and I literally feel ZERO from the prone raises and slightly feel my traps in the upward cable laterals. Video if you don’t know the exercises: LINK

I was just doing regular cable side laterals leaned over for the longest and I got a huge pump, BUT the pump was in my traps.

I have accepted that I’m just shoulder dominant in the pressing movements, but it’s difficult to accept not feeling anything in my shoulders when I go to work them directly.
Posted by FieldEngineer
Member since Jan 2015
2993 posts
Posted on 2/23/22 at 8:17 pm to
Weird. The only thing I’ve found that will cause my shoulders to burn are low weight, high rep raises.
Posted by ThreauxDown
Member since Jan 2019
648 posts
Posted on 2/23/22 at 8:37 pm to
For lateral raises try standing with your side facing the mirror, make sure your elbow and shoulder are in alignment throughout the entire range of motion

You can also try pausing half way through the rep but beware, this is extremely humbling, 15lb dumbbells will kick your arse
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